ordinal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪnəl, -ɔːɹdnəl === Adjective === ordinal (not comparable) (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence. (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order. (nautical) Intercardinal. ==== Coordinate terms ==== nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Noun === ordinal (plural ordinals) An ordinal number such as first, second and third. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services (cryptocurrencies) A unique serial number assigned to a satoshi based on its position in the blockchain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “ordinal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Arnoldi, Lorinda, Rodinal, nail rod == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ordinālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ur.diˈnal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [or.diˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oɾ.ðiˈnal] === Adjective === ordinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ordinals) ordinal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ordinal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ordinal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ordinal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ordinal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ordinālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === ordinal (feminine ordinale, masculine plural ordinaux, feminine plural ordinales) ordinal ==== Related terms ==== ordinaire ordonner ordre ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: ordinal === Further reading === “ordinal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch ordinaal (“ordinal”), from French ordinal, from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /orˈdinal/ [orˈdi.nal] Rhymes: -inal Syllabification: or‧di‧nal === Adjective === ordinal (comparative lebih ordinal, superlative paling ordinal) (mathematics, statistics) ordinal === Further reading === “ordinal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: or‧di‧nal === Adjective === ordinal m or f (plural ordinais) ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence) ==== Related terms ==== ordem ordenar === Further reading === “ordinal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ordinal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ordinal. By surface analysis, ordin +‎ -al. === Adjective === ordinal m or n (feminine singular ordinală, masculine plural ordinali, feminine/neuter plural ordinale) ordinal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ordinālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾdiˈnal/ [oɾ.ð̞iˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: or‧di‧nal === Adjective === ordinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural ordinales) ordinal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ordinal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025