zehnter

Zehnter is the German word for "tenth." It functions as an ordinal numeral used to express order in sequences, dates, and rankings. The base is the numeral zehn (ten) plus the standard ordinal suffix, and the form changes with grammatical gender and case when it modifies a noun, as in der zehnte Tag des Monats or am zehnten Januar.

In everyday usage, zehnt is used in calendars, schedules, and lists to designate the tenth item, day, month, or position. It appears frequently in phrases that indicate order, such as the tenth day, the tenth month, or the tenth place in a competition. The form may appear as an adjective before a noun or as part of a fixed date expression, depending on the grammatical context.

Zehnter can also function as a substantive when capitalized, referring to the person who occupies the tenth position in a queue or ranking (for example, Er ist der Zehnte). This noun usage is less common than the adjectival use but is well understood in German.

Etymologically, Zehnter is derived from the German numeral zehn (ten) with the standard suffix used to form ordinals in Germanic languages. Its usage is widespread in modern German, including formal writing, journalism, and everyday speech. Related ordinals in other languages, such as Dutch tiende or English tenth, reflect similar ordinal concepts across the Germanic language family.