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diecisieteavo
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USAGE NOTE
The ordinal use of this word is non-standard in the senses shown in 2) & 4).
el diecisieteavo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (fraction)
a. seventeenth
Sus donaciones caritativas suman a un diecisieteavo de su sueldo mensual.Her charity donations amount to a seventeenth of her monthly salary.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
2. (colloquial) (ordinal number)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. seventeenth
¡Correr no es lo suyo! Pobre Ángeles fue la diecisieteava en la carrera.Running isn't her thing. Poor Angeles was the seventeenth in the race.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (fraction)
a. seventeenth (ordinal)
¿Cómo hago para calcular la diecisieteava parte de esta cifra?How do I go about calculating a seventeenth of this figure?
4. (colloquial) (ordinal number)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. seventeenth
El martes será nuestro diecisieteavo aniversario.Tuesday will be our seventeenth anniversary.
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