"cardinal" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /kaɾdiˈnal/, [kaɾ.ð̞iˈnal] Forms: cardinales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cardō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālisbor. Spanish cardinal Borrowed from Latin cardinālis. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:cardinālis|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin cardō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin cardinālisbor. Spanish cardinal [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "hinge", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cardō", "gloss" : "door hinge", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cardinālis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "cardinal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="cardinal"> Borrowed from Latin cardinālis. Head templates: {{es-adj}} cardinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural cardinales)
  1. cardinal (crucial, pivotal) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: fundamental
    Sense id: en-cardinal-es-adj-G7OW~EeC
  2. cardinal (describing a number used to indicate quantity) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-cardinal-es-adj-jEvenT-1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 13 87 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 15 85 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 10 90 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adjetivo cardinal, cardinalidad, número cardinal, punto cardinal, virtud cardinal Related terms: cardenal

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "[kaɾ.ð̞iˈnal]"
    },
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    }
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    },
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      "word": "número cardinal"
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      "ipa": "/kaɾdiˈnal/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kaɾ.ð̞iˈnal]"
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    }
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}

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