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ordinal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ (Australia)
• /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/ (UK)
• /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.
   • "Three" is a cardinal number, while "third" is the corresponding ordinal number.
2. (not-comparable) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
3. (not-comparable) Intercardinal.

Coordinates

nominal · cardinal · interval · ratio

Deriveds

interordinal · ordinally · superordinal · ordinal adjective · supraordinal · biordinal · ordinal direction · ordinal variable · ordinal scale · nonordinal · intraordinal · ordinal rank · subordinal · infraordinal · ordinality · ordinalism · ordinal numeral · ordinal indicator · disordinal · extraordinal · ordinal number · ordinal date

Translations (22)

ka რიგობითი (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · es ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · cs pořadový (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · fi ordinaalinen (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · de ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · cy trefnol (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · hy դասական (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · fr ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · sh redni (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · id ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · ru поря́дковый (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · fi lahko- (taxonomy: of or relating to orders) · hu sorszám (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · bg реден (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · fr ordinaux (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · tl panunod (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · fi lahkon (taxonomy: of or relating to orders) · pt ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · ka რიგითი (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · ka რიგობრივი (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · la ordinalis (indicating position in a numerical sequence) · cs řadový (indicating position in a numerical sequence)

ordinal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ (Australia)
• /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/ (UK)
• /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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"[…] 2005, F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th revised edition, page 97:
2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
3. A unique serial number assigned to a satoshi based on its position in the blockchain.

Forms

Deriveds

limit ordinal · biordinal · p-adic ordinal

Translations (14)

fi ordinaaliluku (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · cy trefnolyn (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · fi järjestysluku (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · br niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ) (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · bg числително редно (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · fi ordinaali (book) · sh redni broj (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · tl bilang na panunod (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · fr ordinal (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · ka რიგობითი რიცხვი (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · da ordinaltal (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · da ordenstal (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · fi ordinaalilukusana (ordinal number — see also ordinal number) · fi ordinaali (ordinal number — see also ordinal number)