seventeen
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seventeen
- /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ UK, US
- /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ UK, US
Rhymes with -iːn
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten.
Equivalent to seven + -teen
number 17 · XVII · zewnteen · Her age, scott
- The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17. [T]he charge of my moſt curious, and coſtly ingredients fraide, amounting to ſome ſeaventeene thouſand crovvnes, a trifle in reſpect of health, vvriting your noble name in my Catalogue, I ſhall acknovvledge my ſelfe amply ſatisfi'd.
Translations
Every language
num cardinal number
| Español | diecisiete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열일곱 yeorilgop, 십칠 sipchil |
| 日本語 | 十七 |
| 中文 | 十七 shíqī |
| हिन्दी | सत्रह satrah |
| Kiswahili | kumi na saba |
| Português | dezassete, dezessete |
| Français | dix-sept |
| Deutsch | siebzehn |
| Italiano | diciassette |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαεπτά dekaeptá |
| Română | șaptesprezece, șapteșpe |
| Русский | семна́дцать semnádcatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mười bảy |
| العربية | سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ sabʕata ʕašara |
| עברית | שְׁבַע־עֶשְׂרֵה shva esre, שִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂר shiv'a asar |
Talk about this word "seventeen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seventeen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seventeen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seventeen "seventeen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seventeen.Cite this
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title = {seventeen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seventeen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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