ordinal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/

Adjective

ordinal (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• ordinal number
• ordinal numeral

Related terms

• ordinate

Coordinate terms

• nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

See also

• Ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Level of measurement

Translations

indicating position in a numerical sequence

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

Latin: ordinalis Spanish: ordinal (es)

Noun

Wikipedia ordinal (plural ordinals)

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

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

Translations

an ordinal number

Breton: niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ) Croatian: redni broj (hr) m. Danish: ordenstal (da) n., ordinaltal (da) n.

Dutch: rangtelwoord (nl) n. French: ordinal m. (pl ordinaux), nombre ordinal m. (pl nombres ordinaux) German: Ordinalzahl (de)

Anagrams

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French

Etymology

From Latin ordinalis.

Adjective

ordinal m. (f. ordinale, m. plural ordinaux, f. plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

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Spanish

Adjective

ordinal m. and f. (plural ordinales)

1. ordinal