catorceno

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr

Latin quattuor

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥

Proto-Italic *dekəm

Latin decem

Latin quattuordecim

Old Spanish catorze

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Latin quattuordecim

Old Spanish quatordze

Spanish catorce

Spanish -eno

Spanish catorceno

From catorce + -eno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katoɾˈθeno/ [ka.t̪oɾˈθe.no] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /katoɾˈseno/ [ka.t̪oɾˈse.no] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: ca‧tor‧ce‧no

Adjective

catorceno (feminine catorcena, masculine plural catorcenos, feminine plural catorcenas)

1. (rare) fourteenth

   Synonym: decimocuarto

Further reading

• “catorceno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025