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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish siutan‚ siuttān, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun.
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Numeral
sjutton
- seventeen
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Cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
Cardinal numbers from 100 onward
Interjection
sjutton
- (euphemistic) Used in place of various taboo words.
- Synonyms: sjuttsingen, sjutton gubbar
2006, Mari Jungstedt, Den döende dandyn; translated as Tiina Nunnally, transl., The Killer's Art, 2010:Det kliade i halsen. Höll han på att bli förkyld? Ena handen flög upp till pannan och nog sjutton hade han feber. Förbannat.- His throat felt scratchy. Was he coming down with a cold? He pressed his hand to his forehead. Damned if he didn't have a fever. Shit.
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