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語源

Inherited from 中期英語 sixtenthe, sixtethe, from 古期英語 sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen +‎ -th.

発音

• IPA: /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/
• 韻: -iːnθ
• ハイフネーション: six‧teenth

形容詞

sixteenth

1. The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
   • 1976, Apollo: A Journal of the Arts:

     […] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy  […]

使用する際の注意点

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

略語s

• 16th, 16; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVI

派生語

名詞

sixteenth (plural sixteenths)

1. One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

   A sixteenth of 320 is 20.