yedinci

Yedinci is the Turkish ordinal numeral meaning “the seventh.” It is formed from the cardinal number yedi (seven) plus the ordinal suffix -inci, a combination influenced by Turkish vowel harmony to yield yedinci.

In Turkish, ordinals function as adjectives that precede the noun they modify and do not vary for gender. The associated noun carries case and number inflections. For example, yedinci gün means “the seventh day,” and yedinci sırada means “in seventh place.” Other common uses include yedinci katı (“the seventh floor”) and haftanın yedinci günü (“the seventh day of the week”).

Yedinci sits within a broader system of Turkish ordinal numbers, alongside birinci (first), ikinci (second), üçüncü (third), and so on. While most ordinals follow the standard -inci pattern, some numerals show variations in pronunciation or spelling due to regular Turkish phonology, but yedinci adheres to the typical form.

Etymology traces yedinci to yedi plus the productive ordinal suffix, reflecting Turkish’s regular methods for forming ordinals from cardinals. The word is common in everyday Turkish as well as in formal or written contexts, from describing dates and sequences to indicating rank or order in lists.