seventhe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === sefnthe, sevend, sevende, seventh, sevenþe, sevynte, sevynth, zevende sefennde (Early Middle English); seovenþe (Southern, West Midland) === Etymology === A remodelling of sefte (Old English seofoþa) on the basis of seven (“seven”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). seofoþa is from Proto-West Germanic sebunþō, variant of *sebundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *sebundô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛvənð(ə)/, /ˈsɛvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛvənd(ə)/, /ˈsɛː-/ === Adjective === seventhe seventh Synonym: sefte ==== Descendants ==== English: seventh Scots: seevent ==== References ==== “sē̆venth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. === Noun === seventhe One of seven equal parts of a whole; a seventh. Synonym: sefte ==== Descendants ==== English: seventh Scots: seevent ==== References ==== “sē̆venth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019.