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Cardinal numeral

Part of speech used to count


Summary

Part of speech used to count

CardinalOrdinal
zero0
one1
two2
three3
four4
five5
six6
seven7
eight8
nine9
ten10
eleven11
twelve12
thirteen13
fourteen14
fifteen15

In linguistics, and more precisely in traditional grammar, a cardinal numeral (or cardinal number word) is a part of speech used to count.

Examples in English are the words one, two, three, and the compounds three hundred [and] forty-two and nine hundred [and] sixty. Cardinal numerals are classified as definite, and are related to ordinal numbers, such as the English first, second, third, etc.

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Notes

References

  1. David Crystal. (2011). "Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics". John Wiley & Sons.
  2. Hadumo Bussmann. (1999). "Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics". Taylor & Francis.
  3. James R. Hurford. (1994). "Grammar: A Student's Guide". Cambridge University Press.
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