vingtseptième

Vingt-septième is the French ordinal form of the number twenty-seven. It denotes the twenty-seventh position in a sequence and is used when ordering items, dates, editions, or events. The word is formed by combining vingt-sept (twenty-seven) with the ordinal suffix -ième, yielding the hyphenated form vingt-septième.

In usage, and regardless of gender, the form vingt-septième is placed before the noun it modifies. The gender of the accompanying noun governs the article rather than the spelling of the adjective, so you will see phrases such as le vingt-septième jour or la vingt-septième édition. The form itself remains the same for masculine and feminine nouns in practice, reflecting the general pattern that many French ordinals in -ième are invariable in gender.

Common contexts for vingt-septième include dates expressed in a formal or literary style (for example, the vingt-septième jour of a month), enumerations within lists (the vingt-septième item), chapters or editions (la vingt-septième édition), and rankings or positions (la vingt-septième place). The term is part of standard French numerals and is routinely encountered in mathematics, literature, history, and official documents.