seventeen

US /ˈsɛvənˈtiːn/ UK /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #8841

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The number 17, coming after sixteen and before eighteen.

She turned seventeen last week.

Etymology

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

seventene Middle English seofontīene Old English *sebuntehun Proto-Germanic

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# seventeen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** num
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛvənˈtiːn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/
**Frequency rank:** 8841

## Meanings
1. The number 17, coming after sixteen and before eighteen.

## Examples
- She turned seventeen last week.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: seventene
- Root: seofontīene
- Root: *sebuntehun

## Etymology
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

## AI Etymology
Seventeen is 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. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English seventene, Old English seofontīene, Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. In current use it includes the sense The number 17, coming after sixteen and before eighteen.

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- Numbers & Quantity

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