septante
See also: Septante
French
| 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 | ||||
| French Wikipedia article on 70 | ||||
Etymology
Etymology tree
French septante
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)
- (Acadia, Belgium, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Savoy, Switzerland) seventy
- Synonym: (France) soixante-dix
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “septante”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
| < 69 | 70 | 71 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : septante | ||
Etymology
From Old French setante, from Latin septuāgintā.
Numeral
septante
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French setante, from Latin septuaginta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛp.ˈtãt/
Numeral
septante