sixteoþa

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sixtīene
    Ordinal: sixtēoþa
    Multiplier: sixtīenefeald

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstô tehundô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiksˌte͜oː.θɑ/, [ˈsiksˌte͜oː.ðɑ]

Numeral

sixtēoþa

  1. sixteenth

Adjective

sixtēoþa

  1. sixteenth
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 5
      Ðis sċeal on Wōdnesdæġ, on ðǣre syxtēoðan wucan ofer Pentecosten; and on Frīḡedæġ innan ðǣre ċȳswucan
      This should [be read] on the Wednesday of the sixteenth week after Pentecost and on the Friday of the Cheese Week.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: sixteenth