ordinal numeral

UK/ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/US/ˈɔːɹd.nəl ˈnumɜɹəl/

noun

A word used to represent an ordinal number.

Meanings

nounordinal numeral (plural ordinal numerals)

plural ordinal numerals

  1. grammarA word used to represent an ordinal number.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Bulgarian числително редно
  • числително редно (čislitelno redno)grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
Czech řadová číslovka
  • řadová číslovkagrammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
German Ordnungszahlwort, Ordinalzahlwort
  • Ordnungszahlwortgrammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
  • Ordinalzahlwortgrammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
Hungarian sorszámnév
  • sorszámnévgrammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
Polish liczebnik porządkowy
  • liczebnik porządkowygrammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
Romanian numeral ordinal
  • numeral ordinalgrammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
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APA

ordinal numeral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20numeral

MLA

“ordinal numeral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20numeral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordinal numeral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordinal%20numeral.

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