šestnajst

Slovene

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Cardinal: šestnajst     Cardinal prefix: šestnajst-     Ordinal: šestnajsti     Ordinal prefix: šestnajsto-     Digit: šestnajstka     Digit place: šestnajstica     Adverbial: šestnajstič     Krat adverbial: šestnajstikrat     Multiplier: šestnajsteren     Krat multiplier: šestnajstkrat     Fixed multiplier: šestnajstkraten     Adverbial multiplier: šestnajsterno     Multiplier prefix: šestnajstern-     Krat multiplier prefix: šestnajstkratn-     Krat adverbial multiplier: šestnajstkratno     Collective: šestnajstero     Separable collective: šestnajster     Greek collective prefix: heksadeka-     Fractional: šestnajstina     Fractional multiplier: šestnajstinski     Elemental: šestnajsterica

Alternative forms

• ſheſtnajſt (Bohorič spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic * šestь na desęte (“six on ten”). Equivalent to šest +‎ -najst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛstnàːjst/
• (parts with greater German influence) IPA^(key): /ʃéːstnajst/
• Rhymes: -aːjst, -eːstnajst
• Hyphenation: šest‧najst

Numeral

šestnájst or šẹ̑stnajst

1. (for countable nouns) sixteen

   Synonym: šestnajstero

2. (for uncountable nouns, colloquial) sixteen

   Synonym: šestnajstero

Declension

First declension (hard), fixed accent
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nom pl	šestnájst	+ genitive
plural
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nominative imenovȃlnik	šestnájst	+ genitive
genitive rodȋlnik	šestnájstih	+ genitive
dative dajȃlnik	šestnájstim	+ dative
accusative tožȋlnik	šestnájst	+ genitive
locative mẹ̑stnik	šestnájstih	+ locative
instrumental orọ̑dnik	šestnájstimi	+ instrumental
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	šestnȃjst	+ circumflex genitive

First declension (hard), fixed accent
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nom pl	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
plural
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nominative imenovȃlnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
genitive rodȋlnik	šẹ̑stnajstih	+ genitive
dative dajȃlnik	šẹ̑stnajstim	+ dative
accusative tožȋlnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
locative mẹ̑stnik	šẹ̑stnajstih	+ locative
instrumental orọ̑dnik	šẹ̑stnajstimi	+ instrumental
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	šẹ̑stnajst	+ circumflex genitive

• less common

Second declension (no endings), fixed accent
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nom pl	šestnájst	+ genitive
plural
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nominative imenovȃlnik	šestnájst	+ genitive
genitive rodȋlnik	šestnájst	+ genitive
dative dajȃlnik	šestnájst	+ dative
accusative tožȋlnik	šestnájst	+ genitive
locative mẹ̑stnik	šestnájst	+ locative
instrumental orọ̑dnik	šestnájst	+ instrumental
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	šestnȃjst	+ circumflex genitive

Second declension (no endings), fixed accent
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nom pl	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
plural
	masculine, feminine and neuter	following adjectives and nouns
nominative imenovȃlnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
genitive rodȋlnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
dative dajȃlnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ dative
accusative tožȋlnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ genitive
locative mẹ̑stnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ locative
instrumental orọ̑dnik	šẹ̑stnajst	+ instrumental
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	šẹ̑stnajst	+ circumflex genitive

Noun

šestnájst or šẹ̑stnajst n

1. number sixteen

   Synonyms: šestnajstica, šestnajstka

Declension

Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing.	šestnájst
gen. sing.	šestnájst
	singular
nominative imenovȃlnik	šestnájst
genitive rodȋlnik	šestnájst
dative dajȃlnik	šestnájst
accusative tožȋlnik	šestnájst
locative mẹ̑stnik	šestnájst
instrumental orọ̑dnik	šestnájst
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	šestnȃjst

Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum)
nom. sing.	šẹ̑stnajst
gen. sing.	šẹ̑stnajst
	singular
nominative imenovȃlnik	šẹ̑stnajst
genitive rodȋlnik	šẹ̑stnajst
dative dajȃlnik	šẹ̑stnajst
accusative tožȋlnik	šẹ̑stnajst
locative mẹ̑stnik	šẹ̑stnajst
instrumental orọ̑dnik	šẹ̑stnajst
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	šẹ̑stnajst

To express dual and plural, the phrase število šestnajst 'number sixteen' is used, e.g. dve števili šestnajst sta napisani, or, informally, also šestnajstka or šestnajstica.

Derived terms

• šestnajststo (“sixteen hundred”)

Related terms

Slovene terms suffixed with -najst

Further reading

• “šestnajst”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “šestnajst”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references