Meanings
adjectiveordinal (not comparable)
- not comparablenauticalIntercardinal.
nounordinal (plural ordinals)
plural ordinals
- 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 - A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services
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Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebeing or denoting a numerical order in a series
Opposite
Also see
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Origin
- Latinōrdinālis
- Englishordinal
Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian реден, числително редно
- реден (reden)indicating position in a numerical sequence
- числително редно (čislitelno redno)ordinal number — see also ordinal number
Czech řadový, pořadový
- řadovýindicating position in a numerical sequence
- pořadovýindicating position in a numerical sequence
Danish ordenstal, ordinaltal
- ordenstalordinal number — see also ordinal number
- ordinaltalordinal number — see also ordinal number
Finnish ordinaalinen, lahkon
- ordinaalinenindicating position in a numerical sequence
- lahkontaxonomy: of or relating to orders
- lahko-taxonomy: of or relating to orders
- ordinaaliordinal number — see also ordinal number
- ordinaalilukusanaordinal number — see also ordinal number
- ordinaalilukuordinal number — see also ordinal number
- järjestyslukuordinal number — see also ordinal number
- ordinaalibook
French ordinal, ordinaux
- ordinalindicating position in a numerical sequence
- ordinauxindicating position in a numerical sequence
- ordinalordinal number — see also ordinal number
German ordinal
- ordinalindicating position in a numerical sequence
Hungarian sorszám
- sorszámindicating position in a numerical sequence
Indonesian ordinal
- ordinalindicating position in a numerical sequence
Latin ordinalis
- ordinalisindicating position in a numerical sequence
Portuguese ordinal
- ordinalindicating position in a numerical sequence
Russian поря́дковый
- поря́дковый (porjádkovyj)indicating position in a numerical sequence
Spanish ordinal
- ordinalindicating position in a numerical sequence
Tagalog panunod, bilang na panunod
- panunodindicating position in a numerical sequence
- bilang na panunodordinal number — see also ordinal number
Welsh trefnol, trefnolyn
- trefnolindicating position in a numerical sequence
- trefnolynordinal number — see also ordinal number
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Cite this entry
APA
ordinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal
MLA
“ordinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordinal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal.
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