fourteen
FOR-teen/ˈfɔɹ.tin/UKFAW-teen/ˈfɔː.tiːn/
- 1The cardinal number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen, written XIV in Roman numerals and 14 in Arabic numerals.
The recipe calls for fourteen ounces of flour and a pinch of salt.
Fourteen volunteers signed up to clean the riverbank on Saturday.
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Origin
From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. It is related to Dutch veertien and German vierzehn, and is equivalent to four plus -teen.