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Sechzehner
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German
Etymology
de :af sechzehn -er<id:agent noun>
From de sechzehn er<id:agent noun>.
Pronunciation
de /ˈzɛçt͡seːnɐ/
de /ˈsɛçt͡seːnɐ/ Austria,South German,Switzerland
Noun
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something that is defined by a value or count of sixteen
de Austria Southern German Switzerland someone or something labeled with the number sixteen a bus line, a football player, etc.
de Sechzehn
de football informal penalty area, box defined by a distance of 16.5 meters from a goalpost along either major axis
de Sechzehnmeterraum Strafraum
de Unglückliche Niederlage Jahns in Stuttgart Mittelbayerische Zeitung 1950-01-23 https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb00064745?page=130,131&q=sechzehner 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. 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.
de FCI-Coach vor Derby: "Wir müssen dem Gegner wehtun" dpa w:Die Zeit 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20260708212214/https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-02/03/fci-coach-vor-derby-wir-muessen-dem-gegner-wehtun "Wir müssen viel öfter in den gegnerischen Sechzehner kommen", sagte Trainer Rüdiger Rehm vor dem schweren Auswärtsspiel "We have to get into the opposing penalty box much more often", manager Rüdiger Rehm said ahead of the challenging away game
Declension
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