17.2: Ordinal Numbers
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These counting words usually function as modifiers of a noun, so they will appear with the appropriate ending to match case, gender, and number of the noun being counted.
erst- | first |
zweit- | second |
dritt- | third |
viert- | fourth |
fünft- | fifth |
sechst- | sixth |
siebt- | seventh |
acht- | eighth |
neunt- | ninth |
zehnt- | tenth |
elft- | eleventh |
fünfzehnt- | fifteenth |
zwanzigst- | twentieth |
einundzwanzigst- | twenty-first |
dreißigst- | thirtieth |
hundertst- | hundredth |
hunderterst- | hundred and first |
hundertzehnt- | hundred and tenth |
zweihundertst- | two hundredth |
tausendst- | thousandth |
millionst- | millionth |