veertien

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Afrikaans

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    Cardinal: veertien
    Ordinal: veertiende
    Ordinal abbreviation: 14de

Etymology

From Dutch veertien, from Middle Dutch viertien, veertien, from Old Dutch *viurtēn, *viurtien, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

veertien

  1. fourteen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch viertien, veertien, from Old Dutch *viurtēn, *viurtien, *fiortian, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Compare German vierzehn, West Frisian fjirtjin, English fourteen, Danish fjorten.

Pronunciation

Numeral

Dutch numbers (edit)
 ←  13 14 15  → 
    Cardinal: veertien
    Ordinal: veertiende

veertien

  1. fourteen

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: veertien
  • Jersey Dutch: vêrtîn
  • Negerhollands: veertien