English Explanatory Dictionary

fourteen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔː.tiːn/ /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ en-us-fourteen.ogg /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ /ˌfɔɹtˈtin/

Word forms

fourteen 14 XIV fourteene forteen forteene

Etymology

From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Cognate with West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten. Equivalent to four + -teen.

Related words

14[Arabic numeral]]s> XIV xiv[Roman numeral]]s> E fourteenth

Derived words

fortnight fourteener fourteenish fourteenness fourteenpence fourteenpenny fourteens fourteenth
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