Definition/Meaning of seventeen

• English - Numeral: seventeen The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen , represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17 . Derived terms Ordinal: seventeenth Translations Derived terms seventeenth See also Last: sixteen . Next: eighteen
• English - Alternative forms: Arabic numerals: 17 . Roman numerals: XVII
• English - Etymology: From Middle English seventene , from Old English seofontīene , from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun . Compare Dutch zeventien , West Frisian santjin , German siebzehn , Danish sytten .
• English - Pronunciation: ( next word stressed near the first syllable ) ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /ˈsɛv. ən .tiːn/ ( next word stressed after the first syllable ) ( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn