zestien

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch sestien, from Old Dutch *sestēn, *sestien, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Compare West Frisian sechstjin, German sechzehn, English sixteen, Danish seksten.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛs.tin/
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  • Hyphenation: zes‧tien

Numeral[edit]

Dutch numbers (edit)
 ←  15 16 17  → 
    Cardinal: zestien
    Ordinal: zestiende

zestien

  1. sixteen

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: sestien
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sesitin
  • Jersey Dutch: zästîn
  • Negerhollands: sestien