Cardinal numeral
Part of speech used to count / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the linguistic concept. For numbers used to measure the size of sets, see Cardinal number.
In linguistics, and more precisely in traditional grammar, a cardinal numeral (or cardinal number word) is a part of speech used to count. Examples in English are the words one, two, three, and the compounds three hundred [and] forty-two and nine hundred [and] sixty. Cardinal numerals are classified as definite, and are related to ordinal numbers, such as the English first, second, third, etc.[1][2][3]
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the English-speaking world and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2020) |
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Cardinal | Ordinal | ||
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one | 1 | first | 1st |
two | 2 | second | 2nd |
three | 3 | third | 3rd |
four | 4 | fourth | 4th |
five | 5 | fifth | 5th |
six | 6 | sixth | 6th |
seven | 7 | seventh | 7th |
eight | 8 | eighth | 8th |
nine | 9 | ninth | 9th |
ten | 10 | tenth | 10th |
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