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fourteenth

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/
  • US: /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/
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  • rhymes with -iːnθ
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R T IY1 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F AO2 R T IY1 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The person or thing in the fourteenth position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

coming next after the thirteenth in position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 14th

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

position 14 in a countable series of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rank

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: veertiende — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Arabic: رَابِعَ عَشَرَ (rābiʕa ʕašara) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Arabic: رَابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ (rābiʕata ʕašrata) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Armenian: տասնչորսերորդ (tasnčʻorserord) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Azerbaijani: on dördüncü — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Basque: hamalaugarren — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Belarusian: чатырна́ццаты (čatyrnáccaty) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Bengali: চতুর্দশ (coturdoś) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Breton: pevarzekvet — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Bulgarian: четиринадесет (četirinadeset) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Catalan: catorzè — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Crimean Tatar: on dörtünci — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Czech: čtrnáctý — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Danish: fjortende — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Dutch: veertiende — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Esperanto: dek kvara — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Estonian: neljateistkümnes — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Finnish: neljästoista — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • French: quatorzième — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • French: quatorze — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • West-Frisian: fjirtjinde — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Georgian: მეთოთხმეტე (metotxmeṭe) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • German: vierzehnte — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Ancient Greek: τετρακαιδέκατος (tetrakaidékatos) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Hungarian: tizennegyedik — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Ingrian: neljätoist kymmenäs — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Irish: an ceathrú ... déag — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Italian: quattordicesimo — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Italian: quattordicesimo — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Italian: quattordicesima — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Japanese: 十四番目 — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Kazakh: он төртінші (on törtınşı) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Korean: 열넷째 (yeolletjjae) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Kyrgyz: он төртүнчү (on törtüncü) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Latin: quartus decimus — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Latvian: četrpadsmitais — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Lithuanian: keturioliktas — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Luxembourgish: véierzéngt — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Macedonian: четиринаесетти (četirinaesetti) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Malayalam: പതിനാലാം (patinālāṁ) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Malayalam: പതിനാലാമത്തെ (patinālāmatte) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Manchu: ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ (juwan duici) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Middle English: fourtenthe — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Middle English: fourtethe — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Navajo: dį́į́ʼtsʼáadah góneʼ — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fjortende — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjortande — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Occitan: catorzen — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Old English: fēowertēoþa — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Pannonian Rusyn: штернасти (šternasti) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Persian: چهاردهم (čahârdahom) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Polish: czternasty — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Portuguese: décimo quarto — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Romanian: paisprezecelea — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Romanian: paișpelea — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Russian: четырнадцатый (četyrnadcatyj) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Slovak: štrnásty — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Slovene: štirinajsti — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Spanish: decimocuarto — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Swedish: fjortonde — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Tagalog: panlabing-apat — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Tagalog: ikalabing-apat — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Tajik: чордаҳум (čordahum) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Tamil: பதினான்காம் (patiṉāṉkām) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Tamil: பதினான்காவது (patiṉāṉkāvatu) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Thai: ที่สิบสี่ (tîi-sìp-sìi) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Turkish: on dördüncü — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Turkmen: on dördünji — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Ukrainian: чотирна́дцятий (čotyrnádcjatyj) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Uzbek: on toʻrtinchi — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Yiddish: פֿערצנט (fertsnt) — ordinal form of the number fourteen — see also 14th
  • Bulgarian: четиринадесети (četirinadeseti) — something in the fourteenth position
  • Finnish: neljästoista — something in the fourteenth position
  • French: quatorzième — something in the fourteenth position
  • Hungarian: tizennegyedik — something in the fourteenth position
  • Middle English: fourtenthe — something in the fourteenth position
  • Middle English: fourtethe — something in the fourteenth position
  • Old English: fēowertēoþa — something in the fourteenth position
  • Romanian: al paisprezecelea — something in the fourteenth position
  • Romanian: a paisprezecea — something in the fourteenth position
  • Spanish: decimocuarto — something in the fourteenth position
  • Spanish: decimocuarta — something in the fourteenth position
  • Finnish: neljästoistaosa — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • French: quatorzième — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Georgian: მეთოთხმეტედი (metotxmeṭedi) — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: tizennegyed — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Old English: fēowertēoþa dǣl — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Romanian: paisprezecime — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Romanian: a paisprezecea parte — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Russian: четырнадцатая — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Spanish: catorceavo — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Swedish: fjortondel — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Yiddish: פֿערצנטל (fertsntl) — one of fourteen equal parts of a whole
  • Hungarian: kvartdecima — the interval comprising an octave and a seventh
  • Japanese: 十四度 (jūyodo) — the interval comprising an octave and a seventh
  • Romanian: cvartadecimă — the interval comprising an octave and a seventh
Real reading context

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