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fourteenth

/ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
four-teenth
IPA
/ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

noun

The person or thing in the fourteenth position.

noun

One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.

noun

The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fourtenthe, fēowertēoþa

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/
  • British English: /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/

Inflected Forms

fourteenths (plural)

Derived Forms

fourteenthly

Synonyms

14th XIVth XIV

Rhymes With

nineteenth eighteenth sixteenth thirteenth seventeenth fifteenth friday the 13th juneteenth greenth

Questions

How do you pronounce fourteenth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/.
What does fourteenth mean?
The ordinal form of the number fourteen.
Where does fourteenth come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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