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Italian

quattordicesimo

/kwattordiˈtʃezimo/adjectiveB1
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Meaning

fourteenth

  • coming next after the thirteenth; 14th

In a sentence

Mio nonno abita al quattordicesimo piano di quel palazzo.

My grandfather lives on the fourteenth floor of that building.

Oggi festeggiamo il suo quattordicesimo compleanno con tutta la famiglia.

Today we are celebrating his fourteenth birthday with the whole family.

L'opera risale alla fine del quattordicesimo secolo.

The work dates back to the end of the fourteenth century.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
quattordicesimomasculine · singular
quattordicesimafeminine · singular
quattordicesimimasculine · plural
quattordicesimefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Ordinal adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
  • As a noun ('la quattordicesima'), it refers to the 14th-month salary bonus in Italy.
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