See also: Sieben

German

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German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sieben
    Ordinal: siebte
    Sequence adverb: siebtens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 7.
    Adverbial: siebenmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 7-mal
    Multiplier: siebenfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 7-fach
    Fractional: Siebtel
    Polygon: Siebeneck
    Polygon abbreviation: 7-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: siebeneckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 7-eckig

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German siben, from Old High German sibun, from Proto-West Germanic *sebun, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier Proto-Germanic *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Compare Dutch zeven, English seven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈziːbən/, [ˈziːbn̩], [ˈziːbm̩] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːbɛn/, [ˈsiːbm̩], [ˈsiːm] (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

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sieben

  1. (cardinal number) seven (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 7; or describing a set with seven elements)
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German siben or sieben, likely from Old High German sib (a sieve). By surface analysis, Sieb +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈziːbən/, [ˈziːbn̩], [ˈziːbm̩] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːbɛn/, [ˈsiːbm̩], [ˈsiːm] (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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sieben (weak, third-person singular present siebt, past tense siebte, past participle gesiebt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to sift; to sieve
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