Seitsemäs

Seitsemäs is the Finnish ordinal numeral meaning “the seventh.” It is used to indicate the position of an item in a sequence or to describe order in time, rank, or enumeration. In Finnish, ordinals function as adjectives and therefore modify a noun; they agree with the noun in number and case. A typical example is seitsemäs kerho, meaning “the seventh club.”

Formation and relatives: Seitsemäs is formed from the cardinal seven (seitsemän) with the ordinal suffix -s. It belongs to a basic group of Finnish ordinals that includes esimerkiksi ensimmäinen (first), toinen (second), kolmas (third), neljäs (fourth), viides (fifth), and kuudes (sixth). Like other adjectives in Finnish, seitsemäs inflects to match the noun it accompanies.

Usage notes: Ordinal numerals in Finnish are used before the noun and inflect according to the surrounding grammar. They describe order in lists, dates, or time expressions. When part of longer phrases, the exact form will follow standard Finnish case endings for the noun and any determiners in the phrase. In practice, seitsemäs appears in contexts such as counting items, scheduling, or referencing items by position in a sequence.

Etymology: The word derives from the cardinal number seitsemän (seven) with the ordinal suffix -s, aligning with other Finnish ordinals that indicate order.