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Old English · adjective

sixteoþa

Normalised sixtēoþa

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈsiksˌte͜oː.θɑ/
[ˈsiksˌte͜oː.ðɑ]
Syllables
ˈsiks · ˌte͜oː · θɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
sixteenth

sixteoþa1 · adjective

Senses

  1. sixteenth

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 5

    This should [be read] on the Wednesday of the sixteenth week after Pentecost and on the Friday of the Cheese Week.

Declension

sixteoþa2 · numeral

Senses

  1. sixteenth

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehstô tehundô.

Descendants

sixteenth

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