"ordinal" meaning in English

See ordinal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/ [Canada, US], /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ordinal.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪnəl, -ɔːɹdnəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{bor|en|la|ōrdinālis}} Latin ōrdinālis, {{m|la|ōrdō||order}} ōrdō (“order”), {{m|la|-ālis}} -ālis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ordinal (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Numbers Translations (indicating position in a numerical sequence): դասական (dasakan) (Armenian), реден (reden) (Bulgarian), řadový [masculine] (Czech), pořadový [masculine] (Czech), ordinaalinen (Finnish), ordinal (French), ordinaux [masculine, plural] (French), რიგობითი (rigobiti) (Georgian), რიგობრივი (rigobrivi) (Georgian), რიგითი (rigiti) (Georgian), ordinalis (Latin), ordinal (Portuguese), поря́дковый (porjádkovyj) [masculine] (Russian), redni (Serbo-Croatian), ordinal (Spanish), panunod (Tagalog), trefnol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ordinal-en-adj-9WCP~sGS Disambiguation of Numbers: 10 5 36 36 13 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'indicating position in a numerical sequence': 81 3 16
  2. (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (taxonomy: of or relating to orders): lahkon (Finnish), lahko- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ordinal-en-adj-gwIFL695 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'taxonomy: of or relating to orders': 14 75 11
  3. (nautical) Intercardinal. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical, Books, Numbers
    Sense id: en-ordinal-en-adj-PBQ4rac3 Disambiguation of Books: 9 4 57 3 26 Disambiguation of Numbers: 10 5 36 36 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Parts of speech Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 11 53 3 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 10 52 4 19 Disambiguation of Parts of speech: 15 7 65 4 8 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.dɪ.nəl/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.dɪ.nəl/ [Canada, US], /ˈoː.dɪ.nəl/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ordinal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ordinals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪnəl, -ɔːɹdnəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ōrdinālis, adjective formed from noun ōrdō (“order”), + adjective suffix -ālis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{bor|en|la|ōrdinālis}} Latin ōrdinālis, {{m|la|ōrdō||order}} ōrdō (“order”), {{m|la|-ālis}} -ālis Head templates: {{en-noun}} ordinal (plural ordinals)
  1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third. Categories (topical): Numbers Translations (ordinal number — see also ordinal number): niver petvediñ (pl niveroù petvediñ) (Breton), числително редно (čislitelno redno) (Bulgarian), ordenstal [neuter] (Danish), ordinaltal [neuter] (Danish), ordinaali (Finnish), ordinaalilukusana (english: word) (Finnish), ordinaaliluku [numeral] (Finnish), järjestysluku (Finnish), ordinal [masculine, plural, usually] (French), რიგობითი რიცხვი (rigobiti ricxvi) (Georgian), redni broj [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bilang na panunod (Tagalog), trefnolyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ordinal-en-noun-ffye9g1Z Disambiguation of Numbers: 10 5 36 36 13 Disambiguation of 'ordinal number — see also ordinal number': 91 9
  2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services Categories (topical): Numbers Translations (book): ordinaali (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ordinal-en-noun-vlRkgFVl Disambiguation of Numbers: 10 5 36 36 13 Disambiguation of 'book': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: limit ordinal, p-adic ordinal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "ordinal number — see also ordinal number",
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      "roman": "čislitelno redno",
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      "word": "числително редно"
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