Fifteen

Pronunciation

• next word stressed near the first syllableUK IPA: /ˈfɪf.tiːn/
• next word stressed after the first syllableUK IPA: /fɪfˈtiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English fīftīene, fīftēne, from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun. Compare West Frisian fyftjin, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Danish femten.

Numeral

1. The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

Synonyms

• Roman numerals: XV
• Arabic numerals: 15

Derived terms

• 15 minutes, 15 minutes of fame