4th

The 4th is the ordinal form of the number four, used to indicate position in a sequence. It denotes fourth place, a date, a volume, or any item enumerated after the third. The numeral form is written as 4th, while the word form is “fourth.” In English, the suffix -th is the standard ending for most ordinals; the first three ordinals are irregular: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

In common usage, 4th appears in dates and time expressions (for example, “the 4th of July,” “on the 4th day”) as well as in lists and rankings (such as “4th place”). It also marks editions or versions (for instance, “the 4th edition”), chapters or volumes, or coordinates such as streets or districts (for example, “4th Avenue” or “4th arrondissement” in Paris).

In other contexts, a fourth can refer to musical intervals, where the interval between notes is a fourth. The term Fourth Estate is used to describe the press and news media as a social influence outside the traditional three estates. The concept of the 4th appears across various disciplines and forms of documentation, from chronology and geography to literature and music.