different between eighteen vs seventeen

English

Alternative forms

• Arabic numerals: 18. Roman symbols: XVIII

Etymology

From Middle English ei?tetene, ei?tene, ehtetene, from Old English eahtat?ene, eahtat?ne, from Proto-Germanic *aht?utehun. Cognate with West Frisian achttjin, Dutch achttien, German achtzehn, Danish atten.

Pronunciation

• (next word stressed near the first syllable)

  (General American) IPA^(key): /?e?(t).tin/

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?e?.ti?n/

• (next word stressed after the first syllable)

  (General American) IPA^(key): /?e?(t)?tin/

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?e??ti?n/

• Rhymes: -i?n

Numeral

eighteen

1. The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

Related terms

• Ordinal: eighteenth

Translations

See also

• Last: seventeen. Next: nineteen

English

Alternative forms

• (Arabic numerals): 17
• (Roman numerals): XVII
• (Exmoor dial.): zewnteen

Etymology

From Middle English seventene, from Old English seofont?ene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten.

Pronunciation

• (next word stressed near the first syllable)

  (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?v.?n.ti?n/

• (next word stressed after the first syllable)

  (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?v.?n?ti?n/

• Rhymes: -i?n

Numeral

seventeen

1. The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

Derived terms

• Ordinal: seventeenth

Translations

Derived terms

• seventeenth

See also

• Last: sixteen. Next: eighteen

Middle English

Numeral

seventeen

1. Alternative form of seventene