sjutton
Swedish
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Cardinal : sjutton Ordinal : sjuttonde | ||
Etymology
From Old Swedish siutan‚ siuttān, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun.
Pronunciation
Numeral
sjutton
Interjection
sjutton
- (euphemistic) used in place of various taboo words
- 2006, Mari Jungstedt, Den döende dandyn; translated as Tiina Nunnally, transl., The Killer's Art, 2010:
- Det kliade i halsen. Höll han på att bli förkyld? Ena handen flög upp till pannan och nog sjutton hade han feber. Förbannat.
- His throat felt scratchy. Was he coming down with a cold? He pressed his hand to his forehead. Damned if he didn't have a fever. Shit.
See also
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- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
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