different between ordinal vs umptieth

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?rdin?lis, adjective formed from noun ?rd? (“order”), + adjective suffix -?lis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???(?).d?.n?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????d.n?l/

Adjective

ordinal (not comparable)

1. (mathematics, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.
2. (taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of order.
3. (nautical) Intercardinal.

Coordinate terms

• nominal, cardinal, interval, ratio

Derived terms

• interordinal
• ordinal direction
• ordinal number
• ordinal numeral
• supraordinal, superordinal

Related terms

• ordinate

Translations

See also

• ordinal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Level of measurement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

ordinal (plural ordinals)

1. An ordinal number such as first, second and third.

   The most common numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"...and the "ordinals"... — F. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Latin, 6th ed. revised (2005), p97

2. A book used in the ordination of Anglican ministers, or in certain Roman Catholic services

Translations

Anagrams

• Arnoldi, Lorinda, Rodinal, nail rod

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ordinal (feminine singular ordinale, masculine plural ordinaux, feminine plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

Related terms

• ordinaire
• ordonner
• ordre

Descendants

• ? Romanian: ordinal

Further reading

• “ordinal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis.

Adjective

ordinal m or f (plural ordinais, comparable)

1. ordinal (indicating position in a numerical sequence)

Related terms

• ordem
• ordenar

Romanian

Etymology

From French ordinal

Adjective

ordinal m or n (feminine singular ordinal?, masculine plural ordinali, feminine and neuter plural ordinale)

1. ordinal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ordinalis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

ordinal (plural ordinales)

1. ordinal

Derived terms

Related terms

• orden
• ordenar

English

Etymology

umpty +? -eth

Adjective

umptieth (not comparable)

1. (informal) A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the latest in a long series; implies repetition.

Translations

See also

• umpteen
• umpteenth

Anagrams

• imputeth