Also spelled foteen

US /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ UK /ˈfɔː.tiːn/
num adj noun Freq #7942

Meanings

  1. 1
    num

    The number 14; one more than thirteen.

    My sister is fourteen years old.

  2. 2
    noun

    The number 14.

    Seven plus seven equals fourteen.

Etymology

From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Cognate with West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten. Equivalent to four + -teen.

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