fifteen

== English == === Alternative forms === fiveteen (obsolete) [17th–18th c.] fifteene (obsolete) [16th–19th c.] === Etymology === From Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, fīftēne, from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun. Cognate with West Frisian fyftjin, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Danish femten. Equivalent to five +‎ -teen. === Pronunciation === (next word stressed near the first syllable) (UK, US) enPR: fĭf'tēn, IPA(key): /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ (next word stressed after the first syllable) (UK, US) enPR: fĭf-tēn', IPA(key): /fɪfˈtiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Numeral === fifteen (cardinal, ordinal fifteenth) The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). ==== Synonyms ==== Roman numerals: XV Arabic numerals: 15 ==== Coordinate terms ==== Previous: fourteen Next: sixteen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (15 times): quindecuple (15-line): quindecuplet (15-man): quindecemvir (15-year): quindecennial (15-sided shape): quindecagon === Noun === fifteen (plural fifteens) (Ireland, mostly in plural) An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut. ==== See also ==== fifteens