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septem

LatinEdit

Latin numbers (edit)
70
 ←  6 VII
7 		8  → 
    Cardinal: septem
    Ordinal: septimus
    Adverbial: septiēs, septiēns
    Multiplier: septimplus, septemplus, septimplex, septemplex, septuplus, septuplex
    Distributive: septēnī
    Fractional: septāns
 
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  • Symbol: VII

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Cognates include Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptán), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá), Old English seofon (English seven) and Old Church Slavonic седмь (sedmĭ).

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septem (indeclinable)

  1. seven; 7
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.188–190:
      at Nileus, qui se genitum septemplice Nilo ementitus erat, clipeo quoque flumina septem argento partim, partim caelaverat auro
      But Nileus, who falsely claimed he was born of the seven-fold Nile, had upon [his] shield the seven streams, part in silver and part engraved in gold
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.29.18:
      quam diligens Iacob ait serviam tibi pro Rahel filia tua minore septem annis
      And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

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