"Sechzehner" meaning in German

See Sechzehner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzɛçt͡seːnɐ/, /ˈsɛçt͡seːnɐ/ [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland]
Etymology: From sechzehn + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|sechzehn|-er<id:agent noun>}}, {{suffix|de|sechzehn|er<id:agent noun>}} sechzehn + -er Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Sechzehner m (strong, genitive Sechzehners, plural Sechzehner) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Sechzehners [genitive], Sechzehner [plural], strong [table-tags], Sechzehner [nominative, singular], Sechzehner [definite, nominative, plural], Sechzehners [genitive, singular], Sechzehner [definite, genitive, plural], Sechzehner [dative, singular], Sechzehnern [dative, definite, plural], Sechzehner [accusative, singular], Sechzehner [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. something that is defined by a value or count of sixteen
    (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) someone or something labeled with the number sixteen (a bus line, a football player, etc.)
    Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, masculine, strong Synonyms: Sechzehn
    Sense id: en-Sechzehner-de-noun-0yZHSw02 Categories (other): Austrian German, Southern German, Switzerland German, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 62 38 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 69 31 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 72 28
  2. something that is defined by a value or count of sixteen
    (soccer, informal) penalty area, box (defined by a distance of 16.5 meters from a goalpost along either major axis)
    Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Sechzehnmeterraum, Strafraum
    Sense id: en-Sechzehner-de-noun-8ECz7~EW Categories (other): Football (soccer) Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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          "english": "Perschbacher from Frankfurt was the referee, a giant in stature and a decent whistle, who however shied away from giving an indisputable penalty in minute 12, when Schmidt was felled by Effinger in the penalty area for the first time, rather only giving an indirect free kick from [the edge of] the box.",
          "ref": "1950 January 23, “Unglückliche Niederlage Jahns in Stuttgart”, in Mittelbayerische Zeitung:",
          "text": "Schiedsrichter war Perschbacher aus Frankfurt, ein Hüne von Gestalt und ein guter Pfeifenmann, der allerdings in der 12. Minute sich scheute, einen einwandfreien Elfmeter zu geben, als Schmidt klar erstmals im Strafraum von Effinger gelegt wurde, sondern nur einen indirekten Freistoß vom Sechzehner aus gab.",
          "translation": "Perschbacher from Frankfurt was the referee, a giant in stature and a decent whistle, who however shied away from giving an indisputable penalty in minute 12, when Schmidt was felled by Effinger in the penalty area for the first time, rather only giving an indirect free kick from [the edge of] the box.",
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          "english": "\"We have to get into the opposing penalty box much more often\", manager Rüdiger Rehm said ahead of the challenging away game […]",
          "ref": "2022 February 3, dpa, “FCI-Coach vor Derby: \"Wir müssen dem Gegner wehtun\"”, in Die Zeit, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "\"Wir müssen viel öfter in den gegnerischen Sechzehner kommen\", sagte Trainer Rüdiger Rehm vor dem schweren Auswärtsspiel […]",
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