fourteenth

four·teenth
F4O1U1R1T1E1E1N1T1H4
UK/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/US/ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

Similar
14thXIVthXIVordinal
OriginMiddle English fourtenthe ← Old English fēowertēoþa →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivefourteenth (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThe ordinal form of the number fourteen.

    Synonyms: 14th, XIVth, XIV

nounfourteenth (plural fourteenths)

plural fourteenths

  1. The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
  2. One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
  3. entertainmentThe interval comprising an octave and a seventh.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number fourteen.

Similar
14thXIVthXIV

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecoming next after the thirteenth in position

Similar
14thordinal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfēowertēoþa
  2. Middle Englishfourtenthe
  3. Englishfourteenth

Inherited from Middle English fourtenthe, fourtethe, from Old English fēowertēoþa, equivalent to fourteen + -th.

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Translations

Afrikaans veertiende
  • veertiendeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Ancient Greek τετρακαιδέκατος
  • τετρακαιδέκατος (tetrakaidékatos)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Arabic رَابِعَ عَشَرَ, رَابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ
  • رَابِعَ عَشَرَ (rābiʕa ʕašara)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • رَابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ (rābiʕata ʕašrata)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Basque hamalaugarren
  • hamalaugarrenordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Bengali চতুর্দশ
  • চতুর্দশ (coturdoś)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Bulgarian четиринадесет, четиринадесети
  • четиринадесет (četirinadeset)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • четиринадесети (četirinadeseti)something in the fourteenth position
Catalan catorzè
  • catorzèordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Czech čtrnáctý
  • čtrnáctýordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Danish fjortende
  • fjortendeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Dutch veertiende
  • veertiendeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Esperanto dek kvara
  • dek kvaraordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Estonian neljateistkümnes
  • neljateistkümnesordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Finnish neljästoista, neljästoista
  • neljästoistaordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • neljästoistasomething in the fourteenth position
  • neljästoistaosaone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
French quatorzième, quatorze
  • quatorzièmeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • quatorzeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • quatorzièmesomething in the fourteenth position
  • quatorzièmeone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
German vierzehnte
  • vierzehnteordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Hungarian tizennegyedik, tizennegyedik
  • tizennegyedikordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • tizennegyediksomething in the fourteenth position
  • tizennegyedone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • kvartdecimathe interval comprising an octave and a seventh
Irish an ceathrú ... déag
  • an ceathrú ... déagordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Italian quattordicesimo, quattordicesimo
  • quattordicesimoordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • quattordicesimoordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • quattordicesimaordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Japanese 十四番目, 十四度
  • 十四番目ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • 十四度 (jūyodo)the interval comprising an octave and a seventh
Korean 열넷째
  • 열넷째 (yeolletjjae)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Latin quartus decimus
  • quartus decimusordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Latvian četrpadsmitais
  • četrpadsmitaisordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Lithuanian keturioliktas
  • keturioliktasordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Norwegian Bokmål fjortende
  • fjortendeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Persian چهاردهم
  • چهاردهم (čahârdahom)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Polish czternasty
  • czternastyordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Portuguese décimo quarto
  • décimo quartoordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Romanian paisprezecelea, paișpelea
  • paisprezeceleaordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • paișpeleaordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • al paisprezeceleasomething in the fourteenth position
  • a paisprezeceasomething in the fourteenth position
  • paisprezecimeone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • a paisprezecea parteone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • cvartadecimăthe interval comprising an octave and a seventh
Russian четырнадцатый, четырнадцатая
  • четырнадцатый (četyrnadcatyj)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • четырнадцатаяone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
Slovak štrnásty
  • štrnástyordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Spanish decimocuarto, decimocuarto
  • decimocuartoordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • decimocuartosomething in the fourteenth position
  • decimocuartasomething in the fourteenth position
  • catorceavoone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
Swedish fjortonde, fjortondel
  • fjortondeordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • fjortondelone of fourteen equal parts of a whole
Tagalog panlabing-apat, ikalabing-apat
  • panlabing-apatordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • ikalabing-apatordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Tamil பதினான்காம், பதினான்காவது
  • பதினான்காம் (patiṉāṉkām)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • பதினான்காவது (patiṉāṉkāvatu)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Thai ที่สิบสี่
  • ที่สิบสี่ (tîi-sìp-sìi)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Turkish on dördüncü
  • on dördüncüordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Ukrainian чотирна́дцятий
  • чотирна́дцятий (čotyrnádcjatyj)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
Yiddish פֿערצנט, פֿערצנטל
  • פֿערצנט (fertsnt)ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • פֿערצנטל (fertsntl)one of fourteen equal parts of a whole

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fourteenth

nineteentheighteenthseventeenthsixteenthfifteenththirteenthjuneteenthgreenth
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Cite this entry
APA

fourteenth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourteenth

MLA

“fourteenth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourteenth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourteenth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourteenth.

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