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dieciséis.

sixteen

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

num/djeθiˈseis/[d̪je.θiˈsei̯s]/djesiˈseis/[d̪je.siˈsei̯s]

  1. sixteen

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Italic *seks Latin sex Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Latin sēdecim Old Spanish dizeseis ▲ Latin sēdecim Old Spanish diezeseis Spanish dieciséis Inherited from Old Spanish dizeseis, diezeseis (literally “ten and six”), an analytical form (compare Galician dezaseis, Portuguese dezesseis, dezasseis) replacing Old Spanish seze, sedze, from Latin sēdecim (compare Catalan setze, French seize, Italian sedici).

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