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Etymology
From ME. < L. cardinalis < cardo ('hinge') + -alis (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation
(RP): IPA|/�k��.dɪ.n�l/, SAMPA|/"kA:.dI.n@l/
(General American|US''): IPA|/�k�ɹdɪn�l/
audio|en-us-cardinal.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of fundamental importance.

#: a cardinal rule

1. Describing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three.
2. colour Having a bright red color.

Translations
trans-top|of fundamental importance
Breton: pennañ
Finnish: kardinaali- (prefix in a compound word)
German: grundsätzlich
Icelandic: höfuð-, aðal-, megin-, grundvallar- (prefix in a compound word)
Interlingua: cardinal
Italian: cardinale
Japanese: ��
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Polish: kardynalny m
Portuguese: cardeal, fundamental, principal
Russian: главн�й (glávnyj), о�новной (osnovnój)
Spanish: cardinal
Vietnamese: chính, chủ yếu, c�t yếu
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trans-top|describing a number that indicates quantity
Finnish: kardinaali- (prefix in a compound word)
French: cardinal
German: grundsätzlich
Interlingua: cardinal
Italian: cardinale
Japanese: �� (���, kisū)
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Polish: kardynalny m
Portuguese: cardeal, #Portuguese|cardinal
Russian: коли�е��венн�й (kolí�estvennyj)
Spanish: cardinal
Vietnamese: lượng
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trans-top|having a bright red color
French: rouge cardinal
Icelandic: hárauður
Italian: cardinale
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Polish: purpurowy m
Vietnamese: �� thắm
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ttbc|Indonesian: Kardinal
ttbc|Romanian: cardinal

Noun
en-noun

1. A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (See w:Cardinal_number|Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)

#: 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

1. An official in the w:Catholicism|Catholic Church, ranking only below the w:Pope|Pope and the patriarchs. (See w:Cardinal_(Catholicism)|Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
2. A songbird of the finch family, Cardinalis cardinalis.
3. Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae. (See w:Cardinal_(bird)|Wikipedia article on cardinal birds.)
4. colour a bright red color

#:<table><tr><td>cardinal colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor"#FF0000" width"80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table>

Translations
trans-top|number
Dutch: hoofdtelwoord n
Finnish: kardinaali
French: cardinal
Frisian: haadtelwurd
German: Grundzahl f
Greek: α��λ��α α�ιθμη�ικά (apólita arithmitiká) n/pl (cardinal numbers)
Icelandic: frumtala f
Italian: numero cardinale m
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Japanese: �� (kisū)
Kurdish: (jimareyên) sade
Latvian: kardin�ls
Polish: liczba g�ówna f, liczba kardynalna f
Portuguese: cardinal m, número cardinal m
Russian: коли�е��венное �и�ли�ел�ное (kolí�estvennoje �islítel�noje) n
Slovene: kardinalno Å¡tevilo n
Spanish: número cardinal m
Vietnamese: s� lượng
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trans-top|official in Catholic Church
Czech: kardinál m
Dutch: kardinaal m
Finnish: kardinaali
French: cardinal m
German: Kardinal m
Greek: κα�δινάλιο� (karðinálios) m
Icelandic: kardináli m
Italian: cardinale m
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Japanese: ��� (sūki-ky�)
Kurdish: kardînal, metran
Polish: kardyna� m
Portuguese: cardeal m
Russian: ка�динал (kardinál) m
Slovene: kardinal m
Spanish: cardenal m
Vietnamese: (�ức) h�ng y
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trans-top|bird
Dutch: kardinaal m
Finnish: punakardinaali
French: cardinal m
German: Rotkardinal m (Cardinalis cardinalis), Kardinal m (Cardinalidae)
Greek: κα�δινάλιο� (karðinálios) m, λο�ιο���ο� (lofiofáros) m
Italian: cardinale m
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Portuguese: cardeal m
Polish: kardyna� m
Russian: ка�динал (kardinál) m
Spanish: cardenal m, picogordo m
Vietnamese: chim h�ng y
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trans-top|colour
Dutch: kardinaalrood n
French: rouge cardinal (4)
German: Kardinalrot n
Icelandic: hárauður m
Italian: color cardinale m
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Japanese: �� (hiiro)
Polish: purpura f
Vietnamese: (màu) �� thắm
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ttbc|Breton: niver pegementiñ, niveroù pegementiñ p (1), kardinal m pl kardinaled (2)
ttbc|Interlingua: numero cardinal (1); cardinal (2,3)
ttbc|Romanian: cardinal

Derived terms
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cardinal bird
cardinal fish
cardinal flower
cardinally
cardinal number
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cardinal numeral
cardinal point
cardinal spider
cardinal symptom
cardinal virtue
mid3
cardinal vowels
cardinalate
cardinality
cardinalship
incardinate

See also
Contrast with ordinal (numbers)
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

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Category:Reds

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