ordinal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

Latin ordinalis, adjective formed from noun ordo, order, + adjective suffix -alis

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ordinal (not comparable)

1. Of a number, indicating position in a sequence.

[edit] Derived terms

• ordinal number
• ordinal numeral

[edit] Related terms

• ordinate
• cardinal

[edit] Translations

Czech: řadový m., pořadový m. Croatian: redni m., redna f., redno n. French: ordinal, ordinaux m pl

Latin: ordinalis Spanish: ordinal m./f.

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Wikipedia

ordinal (plural ordinals)

1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

   The commonest numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97

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Breton: niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ) Croatian: redni broj m. Dutch: rangtelwoord n. French: ordinal m. (pl ordinaux), nombre ordinal m. (pl nombres ordinaux) German: Ordinalzahl

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ordinalis.

[edit] Adjective

ordinal

1. ordinal

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[edit] Adjective

ordinal m. and f. (plural ordinales)

1. ordinal. See English definition.