septante

See also: Septante

French

French numbers (edit)
700[a], [b]
 ←  60  ←  69 70 71  → [a], [b], [c], [d] 80  → [a], [b], [c]
7
    Cardinal (decimal): septante
    Cardinal (vigesimal): soixante-dix
    Ordinal (decimal): septantième
    Ordinal (vigesimal): soixante-dixième
    Ordinal abbreviation: 70e, (now nonstandard) 70ème

Etymology

    Inherited from Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā, from *septmāginta, from Proto-Indo-European *septm̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *septḿ̥dḱomt (seven-ten). The p was restored under influence of its Latin etymon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃t/
    • Audio:(file)

    Numeral

    septante (invariable)

    1. (Acadia, Belgium, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Savoy, Switzerland) seventy
      Synonym: (France) soixante-dix

    See also

    Further reading

    Norman

    Norman cardinal numbers
     <  69 70 71  > 
        Cardinal : septante

    Etymology

    From Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā.

    Numeral

    septante

    1. (Jersey) seventy

    Walloon

    Etymology

    From Old French setante, from Latin septuaginta.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sɛp.ˈtãt/

    Numeral

    septante

    1. seventy