seventieth
The person or thing in the seventieth positionThe person or thing in the seventieth position.
» Tom died just one day after his seventieth birthday.
Tom starb nur einen Tag nach seinem siebzigsten Geburtstag.
Том умер буквально через день после своего семнадцатилетия.
Meaning
2 sensesThe person or thing in the seventieth position.
All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly.
Siebzigste
One of seventy equal parts of a whole.
Siebzigstel
семидесятая
- position 70 in a countable series of things
Examples
4 sentencesTom died just one day after his seventieth birthday.
ruТом умер буквально через день после своего семнадцатилетия. — marafon
deTom starb nur einen Tag nach seinem siebzigsten Geburtstag. — Nachtiris
Tom died in his seventieth year.
Tom passed away in the seventieth year of his life.
My father celebrated his seventieth birthday this year, but he's more energetic than I am.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy +From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
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Forms
plural: seventieths| Singular | seventieth |
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