kuuteentoista

Kuuteentoista is a Finnish word that translates to "sixteenth" in English. It is the ordinal number indicating the position in a sequence of sixteen. For example, in a list of items, kuuteentoista would refer to the item that comes after the fifteenth and before the seventeenth. The word is derived from the cardinal number "kuusitoista," which means "sixteen."

In Finnish grammar, ordinal numbers like kuuteentoista inflect to agree with the noun they modify in terms of case and number. This means the ending of the word can change depending on its grammatical function within a sentence. For instance, if referring to a sixteenth day in the genitive case, the word might become "kuudennentoista päivän."

The concept of "sixteenth" is universally understood and appears in various contexts, such as dates (the sixteenth of a month), rankings, musical intervals, and measurements. In sports, a "sixteenth note" is a musical duration. In competitions, finishing in sixteenth place signifies a specific position relative to other competitors. The word kuuteentoista simply represents this concept in the Finnish language, maintaining its fundamental meaning across different applications.