Neunzehnte

Neunzehnte is the German ordinal numeral for the number nineteen. It is used to denote position in a sequence, to specify a date (the nineteenth of a month), or to indicate the nineteenth item in a list. The form is derived from the cardinal neunzehn (nineteen) with the ordinal suffix -te, which is used for numbers up to nineteen.

Declension and usage: as an adjective before a noun, neunzehnte changes according to gender and case. For example, der neunzehnte Tag (nominative masculine), die neunzehnte Seite (nominative feminine), das neunzehnte Kapitel (nominative neuter). In the plural, die neunzehnten Tage, die neunzehnten Seiten, etc. When used as a noun, it is capitalized: der Neunzehnte, die Neunzehnte, das Neunzehnte; plural: die Neunzehnten. In dates, it commonly appears in the dative after prepositions, for instance am neunzehnten März (on the nineteenth of March).

Relation to other ordinals: within the 1st through 19th, the suffix -te is standard (erste, zweite, dritte, vierte, fünfte, sechste, siebte, achte, neunte, zehnte, elfte, zwölfte, dreizehnte, vierzehnte, fünfzehnte, sechzehnte, siebzehnte, achtzehnte, neunzehnte). From the 20th onward, the form typically changes to -ste (zwanzigste, einundzwanzigste, etc.).

Etymology: neunzehnte originates from the cardinal neunzehn (nineteen) plus the ordinal suffix -te, following standard German patterns for ordinals up to nineteen. The term is widely understood in calendars, scheduling, and formal writing.