ordinal
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪnəl, -ɔːɹdnəl
AdjectiveEdit
ordinal (not comparable)
- (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.
- (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
- (nautical) Intercardinal.
Coordinate termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
With prefixes
TranslationsEdit
indicating position in a numerical sequence
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See alsoEdit
- ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
NounEdit
ordinal (plural ordinals)
- An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
- 2005, F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th edition, revised, page 97:
- The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals" […] and the "ordinals" […]
- A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
TranslationsEdit
ordinal number — See also translations at ordinal number
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book
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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
ordinal (feminine ordinale, masculine plural ordinaux, feminine plural ordinales)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Romanian: ordinal
Further readingEdit
- “ordinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ordinal m or f (plural ordinais)
- ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)
Related termsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ordinal m or n (feminine singular ordinală, masculine plural ordinali, feminine and neuter plural ordinale)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ordinal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | ordinal | ordinală | ordinali | ordinale | ||
definite | ordinalul | ordinala | ordinalii | ordinalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | ordinal | ordinale | ordinali | ordinale | ||
definite | ordinalului | ordinalei | ordinalilor | ordinalelor |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ordinal (plural ordinales)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “ordinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014