seventeenth

UK: ˌsevənˈtiːnθ | US: ˌsevənˈtiːnθ

Definition

  1. adj. coming next after the sixteenth in position

  2. n. one of seventeen equal parts of something

Structure
seventeen <number 17>th <ordinal suffix>
Etymology

The word "seventeenth" combines "seventeen" (from Old English "seofontīene," meaning "seven more than ten") with the ordinal suffix "-th" (from Old English "-þa," used to form ordinal numbers). The structure follows the standard English pattern for ordinals (e.g., "fourth," "fifth"), where the cardinal number is modified by "-th" to indicate position in a sequence.

Examples

  1. Her birthday is on the seventeenth of March.

  2. He finished in seventeenth place in the race.

  3. The seventeenth chapter of the book is the most exciting.

  4. Only a seventeenth of the original population remained.

  5. This is the seventeenth time I’ve called you today.