sept

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See also: sept-, sept., and Sept.

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /sɛpt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛpt

Etymology 1

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

Noun

sept (plural septs)

  1. A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
    • 1842, Samuel Lover, Handy Andy‎, volume 2:
      The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example.
  2. An enclosure; a railing.

See also

References

Etymology 2

Probably influenced by weep → wept.

Verb

sept

  1. (nonstandard, rare) simple past and past participle of seep

Anagrams

French

French numbers (edit)
70[a], [b]
 ←  6 7 8  → 
    Cardinal: sept
    Ordinal: septième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 7e, (now nonstandard) 7ème
    Multiplier: septuple
French Wikipedia article on 7

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French sept, from Old French set, from Latin septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

Numeral

sept (invariable)

  1. seven

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Louisiana Creole: sèt

See also

Playing cards in French · cartes à jouer (layout · text)
as deux trois quatre cinq six sept
huit neuf dix valet dame roi joker

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French set.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (in isolation or before a vowel) /sɛt/, (before a consonant) /sɛ/

Numeral

sept (invariable)

  1. seven

Descendants

Norman

Norman cardinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : sept

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Numeral

sept

  1. (Jersey) seven

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French septum, itself a borrowing from Latin saeptum.

Pronunciation

Noun

sept n (plural septuri)

  1. (anatomy) septum

Declension

Declension of sept
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sept septul (niște) septuri septurile
genitive/dative (unui) sept septului (unor) septuri septurilor
vocative septule septurilor

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