Definition/Meaning of fourteen
- English - Numeral: fourteen 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 Translations Coordinate terms Prev: thirteen . Next: fifteen .
- English - Alternative forms: Arabic numerals: 14 Roman numerals: XIV
- English - Etymology: From Middle English fourtene , from Old English fēowertīene , fēowertēne , from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun . Compare West Frisian fjirtjin , Dutch veertien , German vierzehn , Danish fjorten .
- English - Pronunciation: ( next word stressed near the first syllable ) ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈfɔː.tiːn/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ ( next word stressed after the first syllable ) ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˌfɔɹˈtin/ Rhymes: -iːn