Fjortonde

Fjortonde is the Swedish ordinal form for the number fourteen, indicating the fourteenth item in a sequence or the fourteenth day of a month. It is used in dates, lists, and other enumerations where an ordinal designation is required. In Swedish prose, fjortonde appears in contexts such as den fjortonde dagen i månaden or fjortonde december, to specify a date or position within an ordered series.

Etymology and form: The word derives from the cardinal fjorton (fourteen) with the standard Swedish ordinal suffix -de. This suffix is common in forming ordinals in Swedish, and fjortonde has been used historically to denote the 14th in a sequence. The form is distinct from related forms in neighboring Scandinavian languages, where the ordinal for fourteen takes different endings (for example, fjortende in Danish/Norwegian).

Usage and appearance: Fjortonde is typically written as a single word when used as an ordinal adjective, and it can appear with the definite article in constructions like den fjortonde. It can also function without an accompanying noun in concise enumerations, for example listing items in order: ett, två, tre, fjortonde.

See also: For comparison, the corresponding ordinals in related languages include fjortende in Danish and Norwegian, and the English fourteenth. In Swedish, other ordinals follow similar suffix patterns, such as första (first), andra (second), tredje (third).

Notes: The term is primarily a linguistic and date-related designation in Swedish. While it can appear in historical texts, it is not a separate proper noun or widely used brand or place name.