Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

17

Latin translation:

septendecim

Added to glossary by Joseph Brazauskas
Jul 14, 2007 15:34
16 yrs ago
English term

17

Non-PRO English to Latin Other Mathematics & Statistics counting
how to spell 17 in latin
Proposed translations (Latin)
5 +2 septendecim
4 +1 XVII
Change log

Jul 14, 2007 15:41: Claudia Digel changed "Language pair" from "Latin to English" to "English to Latin"

Jul 28, 2007 14:33: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): BrigitteHilgner

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Proposed translations

+2
41 mins
Selected

septendecim

This is the word for seventeen.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-07-15 00:06:27 GMT)
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One could even write with good classical precedent (Cicero and Livy), 'septem decem' or 'septem et decem'. 'Septemdecim', though found in the MSS of Republican authors, is post-classical.
Peer comment(s):

agree BrigitteHilgner : Yes, that's the precise answer.
4 mins
Many thanks.
agree Huijun Suo : septemdecim also ok? http://villemin.gerard.free.fr/Wwwgvmm/Numerati/Latin.htm
12 mins
Not really, though it does have MSS authority.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
7 mins

XVII

this should work
Peer comment(s):

agree Joseph Brazauskas : Yes, it is so abbreviated.
32 mins
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