sjutton

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Swedish

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Swedish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sjutton
    Ordinal : sjuttonde

Etymology

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From Old Swedish siutansiuttān, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɵˌtɔn/
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Numeral

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sjutton

  1. seventeen

Coordinate terms

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Interjection

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sjutton

  1. (euphemistic) Used in place of various taboo words.
    Synonyms: sjuttsingen, sjutton gubbar
    • 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.

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