Ordinal

Table of contents

1 Etymology 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Related words 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

Etymology

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

English

Adjective

1. (of a number) indicating position in a sequence.

Translations

• French: ordinal, m pl ordinaux
• Latin: ordinalis
• Spanish: ordinal, m and f

Noun

1. an ordinal number; examples are first, second and third.

Translations

• Breton: niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ)
• Dutch: rangtelwoord n
• French: ordinal m (pl ordinaux ), nombre ordinal m (pl nombres ordinaux )

Related words

Contrast with cardinal

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Spanish

Adjective

ordinal

1. ordinal. See English definition.