16տասնվեց
Armenian numbers
How to say sixteen (16) in Armenian
Sixteen (16) in Armenian is տասնվեց, pronounced tasnvets'.
- Romanization:
- tasnvets'
Sixteen in use
- Տասնվեց տարեկան եմ։Tasnvets' tarekan em.I'm 16 years old.
- տասնվեց խնձորtasnvets' khndzor16 apples
After a number, an Armenian noun stays singular: տասնվեց խնձոր is literally “16 apple”.
Good to know
տասնվեց is տասն (ten) + վեց (six), written as one word.
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16 in Armenian letters
Before Arabic digits, Armenians wrote numbers with letters: every letter of Mesrop Mashtots' alphabet had a value. 16 is written ԺԶ — you still see it on clock faces, in church calendars and in chapter numbers.
Questions
How do you say sixteen in Armenian?
Sixteen is տասնվեց, pronounced tasnvets'.
How do you say “16th” in Armenian?
The ordinal is տասնվեցերորդ (tasnvets'erord).
How is 16 written in Armenian letters?
In the classical system it is ԺԶ. Everyday Armenian uses ordinary digits: 16.
Do Armenian nouns take the plural after sixteen?
No. After any number the noun stays singular: տասնվեց խնձոր — “16 apple”.
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