zeventig

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Dutch

Dutch numbers (edit)
700
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7
    Cardinal: zeventig
    Ordinal: zeventigste

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sēventich, from Old Dutch *sivontig, but also Middle Dutch tsēventich, from Old Dutch *antsivontig, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːvə(n)təx/, /ˈzeːvə(n)təx/
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  • Hyphenation: ze‧ven‧tig

Numeral

zeventig

  1. seventy

Usage notes

Although spelt with z-, the word is traditionally pronounced with initial /s/ even in accents that generally do not devoice z-. This is due to the former prefix t- (see etymology). However, there are also many speakers who pronounce /z/ in line with the spelling.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sewentig
  • Jersey Dutch: sœventix
  • Negerhollands: seventig, seeventig