sjutton
Swedish
| < 16 | 17 | 18 > |
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| Cardinal : sjutton Ordinal : sjuttonde | ||
Etymology
From Old Swedish siutan‚ siuttān, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɧɵˌtɔn/
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Numeral
sjutton
- seventeen
Interjection
sjutton
- (euphemistic) Used in place of various taboo words.
- 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.
- Synonyms: sjuttsingen, sjutton gubbar
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See also
- sjuttonde
- sjuttondel
- sjujäkla
Further reading
- sjutton in Svensk ordbok.