Main Entry:

four·teen

Pronunciation:

\fȯr-ˈtēn, ˈfȯr(t)-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from fēowertīene, adjective, from fēower + -tīene; akin to Old English tīen ten

Date:

before 12th century

— see number table

— fourteen adjective

— fourteen pronoun, plural in construction

— four·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th; -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun