cardinal numeral

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cardinal numeral

  • /ˈkɑːdɪnəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/ UK
  • /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl ˈnumɜɹəl/ US

noun 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; [...]

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noun grammar: word used to represent a cardinal number

Españoladjetivo cardinal
한국어기수 gisu, 계량수 gyeryangsu
日本語基数 kisū
中文純數 /纯数 chúnshù, 基數 /基数 jīshù
Portuguêsnumeral cardinal
DeutschGrundzahlwort, Grundzahl, Kardinale n Cardinale, Kardinalzahlwort, Cardinalzahlwort, Kardinalzahl
Ελληνικάαπόλυτοι αριθμοί apólytoi arithmoí
Românănumeral cardinal
Русскийколи́чественное числи́тельное kolíčestvennoje čislítelʹnoje
Tiếng Việtsố đếm

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@misc{cardinal_numeral_2026,
  title = {cardinal numeral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardinal%20numeral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}