xiv

Other forms of xiv

plural

xivs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about xiv

What does xiv mean?

xiv means "the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in xiv?

xiv has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for xiv?

Close synonyms include fourteen, 14, fourteen, 14. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is xiv a common word?

xiv is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.