fourteenth

UK: ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ | US: ˌfɔːrˈtiːnθ

Definition

  1. adj. coming after the thirteenth in a series

  2. n. the position or rank of number fourteen in a sequence

  3. n. one of fourteen equal parts

Structure
fourteen <cardinal number 14>th <ordinal suffix>
Etymology

The word "fourteenth" combines "fourteen," derived from Old English "fēowertīene" (where "fēower" means "four" and "tīene" means "ten"), with the ordinal suffix "-th," used to form sequence numbers (e.g., fourth, fifth). This structure follows the consistent Germanic pattern of creating ordinals by adding "-th" to cardinal numbers.

Examples

  1. Her birthday falls on the fourteenth of July.

  2. He was the fourteenth person to finish the race.

  3. The fourteenth chapter of the book is the most intriguing.

  4. Only a fourteenth of the original cake remained.

  5. The team ranked fourteenth in the national competition.