viertgrößten
Translation
fourth-largest
Examples
Das ist die viertgrößte Stadt des Landes.
This is the fourth-largest city in the country.
Er arbeitet für den viertgrößten Konzern.
He works for the fourth-largest corporation.
Grammar Patterns
((fourth-largest)) ((noun)) the fourth-largest ... the fourth-largest economy
Similar Words
viertbeste (fourth-best), viertwichtigste (fourth-most important)
Etymology
A compound of 'viert-' (from 'vierte', fourth) and 'größten' (declined superlative of 'groß', big/large). Literally 'fourth-largest'.
Memory Tips
The structure 'ordinal number + superlative' is common for expressing ranks in German, like 'zweitkleinste' (second-smallest).