Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)The ordinal form of the number seventy.

    siebzigste

    семидесятыйsemidesjatyj

    сімдесятийsimdesjatyj

    the ordinal number of seventy in counting order

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom 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

  2. Tom died in his seventieth year.

  3. Tom passed away in the seventieth year of his life.

  4. My father celebrated his seventieth birthday this year, but he's more energetic than I am.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ordinal form of the number seventy (70):
Русский
By meaning 1
ordinal form of the number seventy (70):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ordinal form of the number seventy (70):

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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Synonyms

1 synonyms
70th
Close in meaning
  • the ordinal number of seventy in counting order:70th

Word family

1 related words

See also

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