Viiden

Viiden is the genitive form of the Finnish numeral viisi, meaning five. In Finnish, numerals are declined and can serve as adjectives when they modify a noun, creating compound expressions that convey quantity. The form viiden is used before a noun in such phrases to indicate five of something, and it typically appears with the following noun in its genitive or in a form that supports the overall compound meaning.

Common usage includes phrases that describe duration, size, rating, or quantity. Examples include viiden päivän (five days), viiden vuoden kokemus (five years of experience), and viiden tähden hotelli (a five-star hotel). In all these cases, viiden functions as the numeral part of a compound adjective describing the noun that follows.

Grammatical notes: Finnish numerals like viisi decline across cases, and viiden specifically represents the genitive singular of viisi. When forming such compounds, the subsequent noun inflects according to its own grammatical role in the sentence. The sense conveyed is primarily quantitative, indicating five units of the described noun.

Etymology and related forms: Viisi belongs to the set of Finnish cardinal numerals. Viiden is its genitive form used in adjectival compounds, alongside other genitive numerals such as kolmen (three) and kymmenen (ten) in appropriate phrases.

See also: Finnish numerals, Genitive case (Finnish), Numeral phrases.