fourtenthe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fourteneth, fourtenethe, fourtenþe fowrtende (East Anglia); faurtend, fourtend, fourtened (especially Northern) === Etymology === A remodelling of fourtethe (Old English fēowertēoþa) on the basis of tenthe (“tenth”); by surface analysis, fourtene (“fourteen”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). For forms with /d/, compare Old Norse fjórtándi. fēowertēoþa is from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō tehundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô tehundô. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔu̯rtɛnð(ə)/, /ˈfɔu̯rˌteːnð(ə)/, /ˈfuːr-/, /-θ(ə)/ === Adjective === fourtenthe fourteenth Synonym: fourtethe ==== Descendants ==== English: fourteenth Middle Scots: fourteint Scots: fowerteent === Noun === fourtenthe One of fourteen parts of a whole; a fourteenth. Synonym: fourtethe ==== Descendants ==== English: fourteenth Middle Scots: fourteint Scots: fowerteent === References === “four-tẹ̄̆nthe, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.