Vijfentwintigste

Vijfentwintigste is the Dutch ordinal numeral meaning the twenty-fifth. It is formed from the cardinal vijfentwintig (twenty-five) with the ordinal suffix -ste and is written as one word in standard Dutch.

Usage of vijfentwintigste is to indicate position in a sequence or to specify a date. It can function as an adjective before a noun, as in de vijfentwintigste dag van de maand or de vijfentwintigste in de rij. It can also be used substantively to refer to the twenty-fifth item in a known list or collection, for example de vijfentwintigste (the twenty-fifth). In date contexts, Dutch speakers often say op de vijfentwintigste [van de maand], and in informal writing dates are frequently written with numerals as 25e, while the fully spelled-out vorm vijfentwintigste appears in more formal prose.

Spelling and grammar notes include that vijfentwintigste is the standard full form. When used with numerals, the ordinal suffix is commonly written as 25e (for example 25e april), though some style guides may allow or prefer other variants in certain contexts. In written Dutch, the full form vijfentwintigste is typically used in formal contexts, while the abbreviated 25e is common in schedules, headlines, and casual text.

Etymologically, vijfentwintigste derives from the combination of the numeral vijfentwintig and the suffix -ste, following the general Dutch pattern for forming ordinals from cardinal numbers. Related ordinals include eerste, tweede, derde, and other compound forms such as honderdste and duizendste.