different between sixteen vs seventeen

English

Alternative forms

• Symbolic: 16
• Roman: XVI

Etymology

From Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English siext?ene, sixt?ne, sixtyne, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten.

Pronunciation

• (next word stressed near the first syllable)

  (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?ks.ti?n/

• (next word stressed after the first syllable)

  (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?ks?ti?n/

• Rhymes: -i?n

Numeral

sixteen

1. The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

   • Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.

Related terms

• Ordinal: sixteenth

Translations

See also

• Last: fifteen. Next: seventeen

Anagrams

• exteins, extines

Middle English

Numeral

sixteen

1. Alternative form of sixtene

English

Alternative forms

• (Arabic numerals): 17
• (Roman numerals): XVII
• (Exmoor dial.): zewnteen

Etymology

From Middle English seventene, from Old English seofont?ene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten.

Pronunciation

• (next word stressed near the first syllable)

  (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?v.?n.ti?n/

• (next word stressed after the first syllable)

  (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?v.?n?ti?n/

• Rhymes: -i?n

Numeral

seventeen

1. The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

Derived terms

• Ordinal: seventeenth

Translations

Derived terms

• seventeenth

See also

• Last: sixteen. Next: eighteen

Middle English

Numeral

seventeen

1. Alternative form of seventene