The story goes back to the sixteenth century.
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Sixteenth
//ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ//
Synonyms for "sixteenth" (5 found)
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82 translations across 63 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- sestiende adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἑκκαιδέκατος adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Armenian
1 entries- տասնվեցերորդ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Asturian
1 entries- decimosestu adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- on altıncı adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Basque
1 entries- hamaseigarren adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Bavarian German
1 entries- sechzänte adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Belarusian
1 entries- шасна́ццаты adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Bengali
1 entries- ষোড়শ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Bulgarian
1 entries- шестнадесети adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Catalan
2 entries- setzè adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- setzè noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- on altıncı adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Czech
1 entries- šestnáctý adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Danish
1 entries- sekstende adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Dutch
1 entries- zestiende adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Estonian
1 entries- kuueteistkümnes adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Finnish
2 entries- kuudestoista adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- kuudestoistaosa noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
French
3 entries- seize adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- seizième adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- seizième noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Galician
1 entries- décimo sexto adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Georgian
2 entries- მეთექვსმეტე adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- მეთექვსმეტედი noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
German
2 entries- sechzehnte adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- Sechzehntel noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Hindi
1 entries- सोलहवाँ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Hungarian
2 entries- tizenhatodik adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- tizenhatod noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Ingrian
1 entries- kuustoist kymmenäs adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Irish
1 entries- séú déag adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Italian
4 entries- sedicesima adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- sedicesimo adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- sedicesimo adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- sedicesimo noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Kazakh
1 entries- он алтыншы adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Korean
1 entries- 열여섯째 adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- он алтынчы adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Latin
2 entries- sextus decimus adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- sextum decimum noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Latvian
1 entries- sešpadsmitais adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Lithuanian
1 entries- šešioliktas adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- siechzéngt adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Macedonian
1 entries- шеснаесетти adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Malayalam
2 entries- പതിനാറാം adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- പതിനാറാമത്തെ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Mongolian
1 entries- арван зургадугаар adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Navajo
1 entries- hastą́ʼáadah góneʼ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Norwegian
1 entries- sekstende adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Occitan
1 entries- setzen adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Ossetian
1 entries- ӕхсӕрдӕсӕм adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- шеснасти adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Persian
1 entries- شانزدهم adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Polish
1 entries- szesnasty adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Portuguese
2 entries- décimo sexto adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- dezesseis avos noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਸੋਲ਼ਵਾਂ adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Romanian
2 entries- șaisprezecelea adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- șaișpelea adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Russian
2 entries- шестна́дцатый adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- шестнадцатая noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Slovak
1 entries- šestnásty adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Slovene
1 entries- šestnajsti adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Spanish
2 entries- decimosexto adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- dieciseisavo noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Swedish
1 entries- sextonde adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Tagalog
2 entries- ikalabinganim adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- panlabing-anim adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Tajik
1 entries- шонздаҳум adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Tamil
2 entries- பதினாறாம் adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- பதினாறாவது adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Tatar
1 entries- уналтынчы adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Thai
1 entries- ที่สิบหก adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Turkish
1 entries- on altıncı adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Turkmen
1 entries- on altynjy adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Ukrainian
1 entries- шістна́дцятий adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Welsh
1 entries- unfed ar bymtheg adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
West-Frisian
1 entries- sechtjinde adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
Yiddish
2 entries- זעכצנט adj (the ordinal form of the number sixteen — see also 16th)
- זעכצנטל noun (one of sixteen equal parts of a whole)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court.
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Today is my sixteenth birthday.
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The vote took place on May sixteenth.
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