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cardinal numeral

/ˈkɑːdɪnəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/US/ˈkɑɹdɪnəl ˈnumɜɹəl/

cardinal numeral noun: a word used to represent a cardinal number.

Noun

cardinal numeral (plural cardinal numerals)

  1. A word used to represent a cardinal number.
    • Cardinal Numerals, are thoſe which expreſs the Number of things, as One, Two, Three, Four; [...]1706, Edward Phillips, compiler, J[ohn] K[ersey the younger], “Numerals”, in The New World of Words: Or, Universal English Dictionary. […], 6th edition, London: […] J. Phillips, […]; N. Rhodes, […]...
    • Numbers may be considered under their divisions — Cardinal, Ordinal, and Indefinite Numerals.1872, Richard Morris, Historical outlines of English accidence, page 110

cardinal numeral meaning in Tagalog, Malay and Vietnamese

cardinal numeral in Tagalog

grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
pamilang na paulat

cardinal numeral in Malay

grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
nombor kardinal

cardinal numeral in Vietnamese

grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number
số đếm

Examples of cardinal numeral in a sentence

  • The cardinal numeral ‘one’ occurs in the singular and is declined like bogàt.1993, William W. Derbyshire, A Basic Reference Grammar of Slovene, Columbus, Ohio: Slavica Publishers, Inc., page 56:
  • Numerals cut across the division between syntax and morphology: cardinal numerals expressing numbers below 100 are single words, while those expressing higher numbers are syntactically composite.2002, Laurie Bauer, Rodney Huddleston, “Lexical word-formation”, in The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, page 1716:
  • In Latin most cardinal numerals through 100 are indeclinable adjectives.2005 — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (New York: Harper Resources, 2005), p.97

Forms of cardinal numeral

pluralcardinal numerals

Questions about cardinal numeral

What does cardinal numeral mean?
Cardinal numeral means a word used to represent a cardinal number.
What is cardinal numeral in Tagalog?
Cardinal numeral in Tagalog is pamilang na paulat. See Cardinal numeral meaning in Tagalog.
How do you use cardinal numeral in a sentence?
The cardinal numeral ‘one’ occurs in the singular and is declined like bogàt.
What part of speech is cardinal numeral?
Cardinal numeral is a noun.
How do you pronounce cardinal numeral?
Cardinal numeral is pronounced /ˈkɑːdɪnəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of cardinal numeral?
The plural of cardinal numeral is cardinal numerals.

Words near cardinal numeral in the dictionary

  1. cardinal marks
  2. cardinal nephew
  3. cardinal nephews
  4. cardinal number
  5. cardinal numbers
  6. cardinal numeral
  7. cardinal numerals
  8. cardinal point
  9. cardinal points
  10. cardinal red
  11. cardinal reds

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