viies

Viies is the Estonian ordinal numeral meaning "fifth," corresponding to the cardinal number viis (5). It denotes position in a sequence and is commonly used both attributively (before a noun) and predicatively. The form derives from the Finnic numeral system and is used throughout modern Estonian.

In use, viies functions like an adjective and inflects for case and number; oblique and partitive contexts often employ the stem viiend- (for example, viiendat korda, "for the fifth time"). It appears before nouns to indicate order (viies maja, "the fifth house") and in expressions of repetition or rank (see on viies kord, "this is the fifth time").

Pronunciation is approximately [ˈʋiːes] in the International Phonetic Alphabet, with the initial consonant realized as a voiced labiodental approximant typical of Estonian v. Related ordinal forms include esimene (first), teine (second), and kolmas (third), reflecting regular ordinal formation in the language.

Beyond everyday speech, viies appears in numbered lists, addresses, schedules and other contexts where ordinal numbering is required. It is part of the broader numeral system used for counting, ranking and temporal expressions in Estonian.