ordinal

fourth

Coming after the third and before the fifth.

Our apartment is on the fourth floor of this building.

Etymology

The ordinal ending marks position in a sequence. Attached to four, it names the position reached after the third item.

More examples

  • Maya is fourth in line at the ticket counter.
  • This is the fourth time I have called today.
  • The fourth chapter explains how plants make food.

Forms

four numeral — The number between three and five.