Sedmi

Sedmi is a term used in several South Slavic languages to mean “seventh” or “the seventh.” It functions as the masculine ordinal adjective in languages such as Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin; the feminine form is sedma and the neuter form sedmo. It is used to denote order in sequences, dates, rankings, or positions, for example sedmi dan (the seventh day), sedmi red (the seventh row), or sedmo mjesto (the seventh place).

Etymology and cognates: Sedmi is derived from the common Slavic root for seven, related to words like sedam. The form is part of a broader system of ordinal adjectives that agree in gender with the noun they modify. In contexts where the noun is understood from context, sedmi may be used alone to indicate the ordinal position.

Usage notes: In modern usage, sedmi appears in everyday language, literature, and formal writing as a standard masculine form, with sedma and sedmo used to agree with feminine and neuter nouns, respectively. Like other ordinals, its meaning can be extended metaphorically to indicate a rank or order beyond simple counting, such as “the seventh in a sequence” or “the seventh item on a list.”

See also: Seventh, Seven, Slavic linguistics, Croatian language, Serbian language.