adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɛvnti.əθ/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 V AH0 N T IY0 IH0 TH
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CMU ARPABET 2:S EH1 V AH0 N IY0 IH0 TH
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1
adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number seventy.
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
The person or thing in the seventieth position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of seventy equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
the ordinal number of seventy in counting order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: 70th
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
position 70 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
From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
sewentigste
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Albanian:
shtatëdhjetë
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Southern Altai:
јетенинчи
(ǰeteninči)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Armenian:
յոթանասուներորդ
(yotʻanasunerord)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Azerbaijani:
yetmişinci
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Belarusian:
сямідзеся́ты
(sjamidzjesjáty)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Catalan:
setantè
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Chinese Mandarin:
第七十
(dì qīshí)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Czech:
sedmdesátý
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Danish:
halvfjerdsindstyvende
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Dutch:
zeventigste
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Esperanto:
sepdeka
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Estonian:
seitsmekümnes
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Finnish:
seitsemäskymmenes
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
French:
soixante-dixième
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
French:
septantième
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
West-Frisian:
santichste
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Galician:
septuagésimo
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Georgian:
სამოცდამეათე
(samocdameate)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
German:
siebzigste
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Greek:
εβδομηκοστός
(evdomikostós)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Ancient Greek:
ἑβδομηκοστός
(hebdomēkostós)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Haitian Creole:
swasant
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Hindi:
सत्तरवाँ
(sattarvā̃)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Hungarian:
hetvenedik
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Indonesian:
ketujuhpuluh
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Ingrian:
seitsemäskymmenäs
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Interlingua:
septantesime
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Interlingua:
septagesime
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Irish:
seachtó
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Italian:
settantesimo
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Italian:
settantesima
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Japanese:
第七十
(dai-nanajū)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Kazakh:
жетпісінші
(jetpısınşı)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Khakas:
читонынӌы
(çitonıncı)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Korean:
일흔째
(ilheunjjae)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Kyrgyz:
жетимишинчи
(jetimişinci)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Latin:
septuāgēsimus
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Latvian:
septiņdesmitais
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Lithuanian:
septyniasdešimtas
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Luxembourgish:
siwwenzegst
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Malay:
ketujuh puluh
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Malayalam:
എഴുപതാം
(eḻupatāṁ)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Malayalam:
എഴുപതാമത്തെ
(eḻupatāmatte)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Manchu:
ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ
(nadanjuci)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Marathi:
सत्तरावा
(sattarāvā)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Marathi:
सत्तरावी
(sattarāvī)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Marathi:
सत्तरावे
(sattarāve)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Middle English:
seventithe
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Norwegian Bokmål:
syttiende
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Occitan:
setanten
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Persian:
هفتادم
(haftâdom)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Polish:
siedemdziesiąty
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Portuguese:
setuagésimo
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Portuguese:
setuagésima
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Romanian:
al șaptezecilea
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Romanian:
a șaptezecea
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Russian:
семидесятый
(semidesjatyj)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Serbo-Croatian:
sedamdeseti
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Shor:
четтонынчы
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Slovak:
sedemdesiaty
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Slovene:
sedemdeseti
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Spanish:
septuagésimo
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Swedish:
sjuttionde
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Tagalog:
pampitumpu
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Tajik:
ҳафтодуми
(haftodum-i)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Turkish:
yetmişinci
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Ukrainian:
сімдесятий
(simdesjatyj)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Uzbek:
yetmishinchi
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Vietnamese:
thứ bảy mươi
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Yiddish:
זיבעציקסט
(zibetsikst)
— ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
Finnish:
seitsemäskymmenes
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
French:
soixante-dixième
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
French:
septantième
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
German:
Siebzigste
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Hindi:
सत्तरवाँ
(sattarvā̃)
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Italian:
settantesimo
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Italian:
settantesima
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Portuguese:
setuagésimo
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Spanish:
septuagésimo
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Swedish:
sjuttionde
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Turkish:
yetmişinci
— the person or thing in the seventieth position
Finnish:
seitsemäskymmenesosa
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
French:
soixante-dixième
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
French:
septantième
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
German:
Siebzigstel
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Hindi:
सत्तरवाँ
(sattarvā̃)
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Italian:
settantesimo
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Portuguese:
setenta avos
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Russian:
семидесятая
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Spanish:
setentavo
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Swedish:
sjuttiondel
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole
Yiddish:
זיבעציקסטל
(zibetsikstl)
— one of seventy equal parts of a whole