quindicenne

fifteen-year-old

adjective kween-dee-CHEN-neh Rare

Also means

fifteen years old

Usage Note

Quindicenne functions as both adjective (un ragazzo quindicenne) and noun (una quindicenne = a fifteen-year-old girl). Like all Italian age-compound adjectives ending in -enne (tredicenne, sedicenne, etc.), it is invariable for gender but adds -i in the plural: i quindicenni. It is used in legal, journalistic, and medical contexts as a precise age descriptor.

Examples

"La quindicenne ha vinto il concorso."

Natural Translation

The fifteen-year-old girl won the competition.

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