seventy

Meaning

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

Synonyms

70

seven

lxx

LXX

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: seventy

Inherited from Old English: hundseofontiġ

Cognate with Scots: seiventy

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: soogentich

Cognate with Western Frisian: santich

Cognate with Dutch: zeventig

Cognate with German: siebzig

Cognate with Swedish: sjuttio

Cognate with Norwegian: sytti

Cognate with Icelandic: sjötíu

In summary

From Middle English seventy, sevynty, from Old English hundseofontiġ, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą (“seventy”), equivalent to seven + -ty. Cognate with Scots seiventy (“seventy”), Saterland Frisian soogentich (“seventy”), West Frisian santich (“seventy”), Dutch zeventig (“seventy”), German Low German söventig (“seventy”), German siebzig (“seventy”), Swedish sjuttio (“seventy”), Norwegian sytti (“seventy”), Icelandic sjötíu (“seventy”).