Old English · numeral

seofon

Part of speech: numeral
IPA: /ˈse͜o.fon/
[ˈse͜o.von]
Syllables: ˈse͜o · fon (2 syllables)
Modern English: seven

Meaning

seven

Inflection

Inflection of seofon
	Form
Nominative masculine	seofone
Nominative feminine	seofone seofonu
Accusative feminine	seofone seofonu
Genitive	seofona
Dative	seofonum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sebun. Cognate with Old Saxon siƀun, Old High German sibun, Old Norse sjau, Gothic (sibun). Extra-Germanic cognates include Latin septem, Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá), Old Church Slavonic сєдмь (sedmĭ), Sanskrit सप्त (saptá), Old Irish secht.

Descendants

seven

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