English

Etymology
L. ordinalis, adjective formed from noun ordo, order, + adjective suffix -alis

Adjective
en-adj|-

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

Translations

Czech: �adový m, po�adový m
Croatian: redni m, redna f, redno n
French: ordinal, ordinaux m pl
mid
Latin: ordinalis
Spanish: ordinal m/f

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

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

#: 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

Translations

Breton: niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ)
Croatian: redni broj m
Dutch: rangtelwoord n
French: ordinal m (pl ordinaux), nombre ordinal m (pl nombres ordinaux)
German: Ordinalzahl

Related terms
ordinal number
ordinate

See also
Contrast with cardinal

French

Etymology
From L. ordinalis.

Adjective
ordinal

1. #Adjective|ordinal

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|fordinal|plordinales

1. ordinal. See English definition.

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Category:Parts of speech

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