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septantenaire

/sɛp.tɑ̃t.nɛʁ/

adjective/sɛp.tɑ̃t.nɛʁ/

seventy years old

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥dḱomt Latin septuāgintā Old French setante ▲ Latin septuāgintāinflu. French septante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French septantenaire From septante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian settantenario.

noun, masculine/feminine/sɛp.tɑ̃t.nɛʁ/plural: septantenaires

seventy-year-old

Synonyms: septuagénaire

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥dḱomt Latin septuāgintā Old French setante ▲ Latin septuāgintāinflu. French septante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French septantenaire From septante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian settantenario.

noun, masculine/sɛp.tɑ̃t.nɛʁ/plural: septantenaires

seventieth anniversary

“Il y a deux ans, Rome fêtait le septantenaire de Jean-Baptiste de Rossi.”

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥dḱomt Latin septuāgintā Old French setante ▲ Latin septuāgintāinflu. French septante Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centenāriusbor. French centenairebf. French -enaire French septantenaire From septante + -enaire. Cognate with Italian settantenario.