adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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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Antonyms: none provided
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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