1914 in French
mille neuf cent quatorze
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
Outbreak of WWI
NUMERAL
1 914
FRENCH
mille neuf cent quatorze
IPA
/mil nœf sɑ̃ ka.tɔʁz/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 1,914 becomes mille neuf cent quatorzième, written 1 914e in figures.
MASCULINE
mille neuf cent quatorzième
1 914e
FEMININE
mille neuf cent quatorzième
1 914e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 1 914e. The Académie française allows two irregular pairs: premier and première abbreviate 1er and 1re, and second and seconde abbreviate 2d and 2de. Full rules on the ordinal numbers reference.
Counting around 1914
1 913
mille neuf cent treize
1 914
mille neuf cent quatorze
1 915
mille neuf cent quinze
Real sentence examples
“La Première Guerre mondiale a commencé en mille neuf cent quatorze.”
“Août mille neuf cent quatorze marque le début du conflit.”
Year context
Outbreak of the First World War (28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918). France mobilises 1 August 1914.
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Mille neuf cent quatorze drops the s on cent because quatorze follows. The compound year form is the standard for French historical reference: la guerre de quatorze (the war of 1914), les années mille neuf cent dix (the 1910s).
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 1914 in French?
1,914 in French is "mille neuf cent quatorze". It is built as 1000 + 900 + 14 = 1914.
How is mille neuf cent quatorze (1914) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "mille neuf cent quatorze" is transcribed /mil nœf sɑ̃ ka.tɔʁz/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 1914 in French?
The ordinal for 1914 is "mille neuf cent quatorzième", abbreviated 1 914e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 1914 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La Première Guerre mondiale a commencé en mille neuf cent quatorze."
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