ordinal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis, adjective formed from noun ordo (“order”), + adjective suffix -alis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/

Adjective

ordinal (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, of a number) indicating position in a sequence
2. (taxonomy) Of or relating to the groupings called orders
3. (nautical) intercardinal

Coordinate terms

• nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

Derived terms

• interordinal
• ordinal direction
• ordinal number
• ordinal numeral
• supraordinal, superordinal

Related terms

• ordinate

Translations

indicating position in a numerical sequence

• Armenian: դասական (hy) (dasakan)
• Czech: řadový (cs) m, pořadový m
• Finnish: ordinaalinen
• French: ordinal (fr), ordinaux (fr) m pl
• Georgian: რიგობითი (rigobiti), რიგობრივი (rigobrivi), რიგითი (rigiti)
• Latin: ordinalis
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• Portuguese: ordinal (pt)
• Russian: поря́дковый (ru) m (porjádkovyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: redni (sh)
• Spanish: ordinal (es)
• Tagalog: panunod

taxonomy: of or relating to orders

• Finnish: lahkon, lahko- (fi)
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See also

• ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

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

2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

Translations

ordinal number — see also ordinal number

• Breton: niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ)
• Danish: ordenstal (da) n, ordinaltal n
• Finnish: ordinaali, ordinaalilukusana (word); ordinaaliluku (fi) (number), järjestysluku (fi)
• French: ordinal m (pl ordinaux)
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• Georgian: რიგობითი რიცხვი (rigobiti ricxvi)
• Serbo-Croatian: redni broj m
• Tagalog: bilang na panunod

book

• Finnish: ordinaali
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Arnoldi, Lorinda, Rodinal, nail rod

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

ordinal (feminine ordinale, masculine plural ordinaux, feminine plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

Related terms

• ordinaire
• ordonner
• ordre

Further reading

• “ordinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis.

Adjective

1. ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)

Related terms

• ordem
• ordenar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis.

Adjective

ordinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

Related terms

• orden
• ordenar