fifteen

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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)

1. 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)

1. (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