Polish edit

Etymology edit

From szesnaście +‎ -o- +‎ lat +‎ -ie. First attested in 1847.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʂɛs.nas.tɔˈlɛ.t͡ɕɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ɕɛ
  • Syllabification: szes‧nas‧to‧le‧cie

Noun edit

szesnastolecie n

  1. sixteen-year-long period (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. sixteenth anniversary

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bronisław Trentowski (1847) Wizerunki duszy narodowej z końca ostatniego szesnastolecia (in Polish), page title

Further reading edit