zesentwintigste

Zesentwintigste is the Dutch ordinal numeral corresponding to the twenty-sixth. It is used to indicate a position in a sequence or to denote a date when the day is written in ordinal form, for example in phrases like "de zesentwintigste dag" or "op de zesentwintigste juni." In calendar contexts the day is often written as a numeral (26), but the ordinal form appears in more formal writing or in explicit date wording.

The form is derived from the cardinal zesentwintig (26) with the suffix -ste, following the usual Dutch pattern for forming ordinals from cardinal numbers. The word is spelled as one unit: zesentwintigste. When used with a noun, the ordinal adjective normally agrees with the noun in number and definiteness, as in "de zesentwintigste dag" or "het zesentwintigste seizoen."

Usage notes: in everyday writing and most numeric contexts, the cardinal or the date format (26-06 or 26 juni) is more common, but zesentwintigste appears in formal documents, schedules, and enumerations, or in spoken language when the day is spelled out. It can also occur in fixed expressions such as "op de zesentwintigste" meaning "on the twenty-sixth (of a month)."

See also: twintigste (20th) and dertigste (30th). Related ordinal formations follow the same pattern, with specifics for each base number.