fourteenth
UK /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ · US /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/ adjective, noun
Forms fourteenths
- adjective 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 (music) The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.
Synonyms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fourtenthe, fourtethe, from Old English fēowertēoþa, equivalent to fourteen + -th.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month.
- adjective Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be derived.
- noun One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one next after the thirteenth.
- noun The octave of the seventh.
Etymology [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS. feówerteoedha.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “fourteenth”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details