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