Standard Lemma guide

seventeenth

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/
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  • rhymes with -iːnθ
  • CMU ARPABET: S EH1 V AH0 N T IY1 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A seventeeth of 340 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An interval of two octaves and a third.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

coming next after the sixteenth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 17th

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

position 17 in a countable series of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rank

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sewentiende — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Armenian: տասնյոթերորդ (tasnyotʻerord) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Asturian: decimoséptimu — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Azerbaijani: on yeddinci — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Basque: hamazazpigarren — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Belarusian: сямна́ццаты (sjamnáccaty) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Bengali: সপ্তদশ (śoptodoś) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Bulgarian: седемнадесети (sedemnadeseti) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Catalan: dissetè — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Crimean Tatar: on yedinci — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Czech: sedmnáctý — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Danish: syttende — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Dutch: zeventiende — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Estonian: seitsmeteistkümnes — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Finnish: seitsemästoista — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • French: dix-septième — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • French: dix-sept — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • West-Frisian: santjinde — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Georgian: მეჩვიდმეტე (mečvidmeṭe) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • German: siebzehnter — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Ancient Greek: ἑπτακαιδέκατος (heptakaidékatos) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Hindi: सत्रहवाँ (satrahvā̃) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Hindi: सत्तरहवाँ (sattarahvā̃) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Hungarian: tizenhetedik — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Ingrian: seitsentoist kymmenäs — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Italian: diciassettesimo — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Italian: diciassettesimo — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Italian: diciassettesima — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Kazakh: он жетінші (on jetınşı) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Korean: 열일곱째 (yeorilgopjjae) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Kyrgyz: он жетинчи (on jetinci) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Latin: septimus decimus — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Latvian: septiņpadsmitais — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Lithuanian: septynioliktas — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Luxembourgish: siwwenzéngt — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Macedonian: седумнаесетти (sedumnaesetti) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Malayalam: പതിനേഴാം (patinēḻāṁ) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Malayalam: പതിനേഴാമത്തെ (patinēḻāmatte) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Manchu: ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠴᡳ (juwan nadaci) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Middle English: sevententhe — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Middle English: seventethe — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Mongolian: арван долдугаар (arvan doldugaar) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Navajo: tsostsʼidtsʼáadah góneʼ — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Norwegian: syttende — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Occitan: dètz-e-seten — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Persian: هفدهم (hefdahom) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Polish: siedemnasty — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Portuguese: décimo sétimo — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Romanian: șaptesprezecelea — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Romanian: șapteșpelea — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Russian: семна́дцатый (semnádcatyj) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Sicilian: diciassittìsimu — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Slovak: sedemnásty — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Slovene: sedemnajsti — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Spanish: decimoséptimo — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Swedish: sjuttonde — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Tagalog: panlabimpito — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Tagalog: ikalabimpito — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Tajik: ҳабдаҳум (habdahum) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Tamil: பதினேழாம் (patiṉēḻām) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Tamil: பதினேழாவது (patiṉēḻāvatu) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Tatar: унҗиденче (uncidençe) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Thai: ที่สิบเจ็ด (tîi-sìp-jèt) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Turkish: on yedinci — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Turkmen: on ýedinji — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Ukrainian: сімна́дцятий (simnádcjatyj) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Yiddish: זיבעצנט (zibetsnt) — ordinal number — see also 17th
  • Catalan: dissetè — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Finnish: seitsemästoistaosa — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • French: dix-septième — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Georgian: მეჩვიდმეტედი (mečvidmeṭedi) — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • German: siebzehnte — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: tizenheted — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Italian: diciassettesimo — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Middle English: sevententhe — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Middle English: seventethe — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Portuguese: dezessete avos — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Russian: семнадцатая — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: diecisieteavo — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
  • Yiddish: זיבעצנטל (zibetsntl) — one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
Real reading context

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