ordinal

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪnəl, -ɔːɹdnəl

ordinal (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.
2. (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
3. (nautical) Intercardinal.

• nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

• ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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ordinal (plural ordinals)

1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.
   • 2005, F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th revised edition, page 97:

     The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals" […] and the "ordinals" […]

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

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• “ordinal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• Arnoldi, Lorinda, Rodinal, nail rod

Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.

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

1. ordinal

• ordinaire
• ordonner
• ordre

• → Romanian: ordinal

• “ordinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis.

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: or‧di‧nal

ordinal m or f (plural ordinais)

1. ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)

• ordem
• ordenar

Borrowed from French ordinal. By surface analysis, ordin +‎ -al.

ordinal m or n (feminine singular ordinală, masculine plural ordinali, feminine and neuter plural ordinale)

1. ordinal

Borrowed from Latin ordinālis.

• IPA^(key): /oɾdiˈnal/ [oɾ.ð̞iˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: or‧di‧nal

ordinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

• “ordinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16