zeventig
Dutch edit
| 700 | ||||
| ← 60 | ← 69 | 70 | 71 → | 80 → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ||||
| Cardinal: zeventig Ordinal: zeventigste | ||||
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch sēventich, from Old Dutch *sivontig, but also Middle Dutch tsēventich, from Old Dutch *antsivontig, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntēhundą.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
zeventig
Usage notes edit
Although spelt with z-, the word is traditionally pronounced with initial /s/ even in accents that generally do not devoice z-. This is due to the former prefix t- (see etymology). However, there are also many speakers who pronounce /z/ in line with the spelling.