Seven
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈsɛv.ən/
- Rhymes: -ɛvən, -ɛvɪn
Origin
From Middle English, from Old English seofon ("seven"), from Proto-Germanic *sebun ("seven"), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ ("seven"). Cognate with Scots sevin ("seven"), West Frisian sân ("seven"), Saterland Frisian soogen ("seven"), Dutch zeven ("seven"), German sieben ("seven"), Danish syv ("seven"), Icelandic sjö ("seven"), Latin septem ("seven"), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, "seven"), Russian Ñемь, Sanskrit सपà¥à¤¤à¤¨à¥.