seventh
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
seventh
- /ˈsɛvnθ/ UK
- /ˈsɛvənθ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛvənθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English seventhe, sefte, from Old English seofoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *sebundō, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô. The -n-, lost in northern Proto-West Germanic, was later reinserted by analogy with seven, equivalent to seven + -th.
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number seven. Sozomenus who wrote above twelve hundred years agoe, in his Seaventh Book relates from his own knowledge, that in the Churches of Cyprus and Arabia (places neer to Jeruſalem, and with the firſt frequented by Apoſtles) they had Biſhops in every Village ; and what could thoſe be more then Preſbyters?
noun sevenths
- The person or thing in the seventh position. He departs with the significant announcement that he will post at the gates six defenders, with himself as the seventh.
- One of seven equal parts of a whole.
- A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: one-seventh, ordinal, sixth, ninth, fifth, seven, seventeenth, twenty-seventh, eighth, vii, cinematic, tsat, forty-seventh, thirty-seventh, seventh-day, viii
Translations
Every language
adj ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th
| Español | séptimo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일곱째 ilgopjjae |
| 日本語 | 七番目 |
| 中文 | 第七 dìqī |
| हिन्दी | सातवां sātvā̃ |
| Kiswahili | ya saba |
| Português | sétimo |
| Français | septième, sept |
| Deutsch | siebte |
| Italiano | settimo, settima |
| Ελληνικά | έβδομος évdomos |
| Română | șaptelea |
| Русский | седьмо́й sedʹmój |
| Tiếng Việt | thứ bảy |
| العربية | سَابِع sābiʕ, سَابِعَة sābiʕa |
| עברית | שביעי |
noun something in the seventh position
| हिन्दी | सातवाँ sātvā̃ |
|---|---|
| Português | sétimo, sétima |
| Français | septième |
| Italiano | settimo, settima |
| Română | al șaptelea, a șaptea |
| Русский | седьмо́й sedʹmój |
Talk about this word "seventh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seventh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seventh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seventh "seventh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seventh.Cite this
@misc{seventh_2026,
title = {seventh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seventh},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
