zeventien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seventien, from Old Dutch *sivontēn, *sivontien, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Compare English seventeen, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːvə(n)tin/

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• Hyphenation: ze‧ven‧tien

Numeral

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Cardinal: zeventien     Ordinal: zeventiende

zeventien

1. seventeen

Related terms

• zeventiende

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sewentien
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sewntin
• Jersey Dutch: sœventîn
• Negerhollands: seventien, seeventien