Fourteen

Pronunciation

• next word stressed near the first syllableUK IPA: /ˈfɔː.tiːn/US IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.tin/
• next word stressed after the first syllableUK IPA: /ËŒfɔːˈtiːn/US IPA: /ËŒfɔɹˈtin/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Alternative forms

• Arabic numerals: 14
• Roman numerals: XIV

Origin

From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, fēowertēne, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Compare West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten.

Numeral

1. The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.

Derived terms

• fourteener

Related terms

• Ordinal: fourteenth

Coordinate terms

• Prev: thirteen. Next: fifteen.