- sestien
- sixteen
Afrikaans-English dictionary. 2008.
Afrikaans-English dictionary. 2008.
sixteen — O.E. sixtyne, from siex (see SIX (Cf. six)) + TEEN (Cf. teen) (q.v.). Cf. O.Fris. sextine, M.Du. sestien, O.N. sextan. The age of the gods is always sixteen. Sixteen represents the number of perfection, of plenitude. In man it is after the… … Etymology dictionary