English - Etymology

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

English - Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːɹd.nəl/

English - Adjective

ordinal (not comparable)

1. Of a number, indicating position in a sequence.
2. (taxonomy) Of or relating to the groupings called orders.

Derived terms

• ordinal number
• ordinal numeral
• supraordinal, superordinal

Related terms

• ordinate

Coordinate terms

• nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

See also

• Ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Level of measurement

Translations

English - Noun

Wikipedia

ordinal (plural ordinals)

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"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97

2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

Translations

English - Anagrams

• Lorinda

French - Etymology

From Latin ordinalis.

French - Adjective

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

1. ordinal

French - External Links

• “ordinal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese - Adjective

ordinal m, f (plural ordinais, comparable)

1. ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)

Related terms

• ordem
• ordenar

Spanish - Adjective

ordinal m, f (plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

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