"ordinal numeral" meaning in English

See ordinal numeral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔːɹd.nəl ˈnumɜɹəl/ [US] Forms: ordinal numerals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ordinal numeral (plural ordinal numerals)
  1. (grammar) A word used to represent an ordinal number. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: cardinal numeral, ordinal, ordinal number Translations (grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number): řadová číslovka [feminine] (Czech), Ordnungszahlwort [neuter] (German), Ordinalzahlwort [neuter] (German), sorszámnév (Hungarian), liczebnik porządkowy [masculine] (Polish), numeral ordinal [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-ordinal_numeral-en-noun-VeGskXUc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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