xvi

XVI

numeral DEH-see-moh-SEKs-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin sedecim (sixteen).

Also means

sixteenth

Usage Note

XVI is the Roman numeral for sixteen, used in Spanish to refer to centuries (el siglo XVI, 'the sixteenth century') and to number monarchs (Luis XVI). In speech it is read as dieciséis when a cardinal is meant, or decimosexto/decimosexta when an ordinal is intended. Century references in Spanish always use the ordinal.

Examples

"El arte floreció en el siglo XVI."

Natural Translation

Art flourished in the sixteenth century.

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