septantaine
French, noun/sɛp.tɑ̃.tɛn/
septantaine is spelled S-E-P-T-A-N-T-A-I-N-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 190,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Septantaine is a French feminine noun meaning “about seventy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ou Nombre d’environ septante, soixante-dix”.
What does septantaine mean in English?
noun
- 1
Switzerlandfeminineabout seventy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ou Nombre d’environ septante, soixante-dix. 2. ou Âge de septante ans, ou allant de septante à quatre-vingts ans.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of septantaine
- septantaines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce septantaine?
- /sɛp.tɑ̃.tɛn/
- \sɛp.tɑ̃.tɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is septantaine in French?
septantaine appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).