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ordinal

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), adjective suffix -ālis.

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ordinal (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.
    "Three" is a cardinal number, while "third" is the corresponding ordinal number.
  2. (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
  3. (nautical) Intercardinal.

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Noun

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ordinal (plural ordinals)

  1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
    • 2005, F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th revised edition, page 97:
      The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals" […] and the "ordinals" […]
  2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

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References

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  • “ordinal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.

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

  1. ordinal
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Descendants

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  • → Romanian: ordinal

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.diˈnal/ [ɔɾ.ðiˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.diˈna.li/ [ɔɾ.ðiˈna.li]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: or‧di‧nal

Adjective

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ordinal m or f (plural ordinais)

  1. ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ordinal. By surface analysis, ordin ‎ -al.

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ordinal m or n (feminine singular ordinală, masculine plural ordinali, feminine and neuter plural ordinale)

  1. ordinal

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite ordinal ordinală ordinali ordinale
definite ordinalul ordinala ordinalii ordinalele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite ordinal ordinale ordinali ordinale
definite ordinalului ordinalei ordinalilor ordinalelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.

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  • IPA(key): /oɾdiˈnal/ [oɾ.ð̞iˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: or‧di‧nal

Adjective

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ordinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ordinales)

  1. ordinal

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