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Cardinal numeral
Part of speech used to count
Part of speech used to count
| Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|
| zero | 0 |
| one | 1 |
| two | 2 |
| three | 3 |
| four | 4 |
| five | 5 |
| six | 6 |
| seven | 7 |
| eight | 8 |
| nine | 9 |
| ten | 10 |
| eleven | 11 |
| twelve | 12 |
| thirteen | 13 |
| fourteen | 14 |
| fifteen | 15 |
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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References
- David Crystal. (2011). "Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics". John Wiley & Sons.
- Hadumo Bussmann. (1999). "Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics". Taylor & Francis.
- James R. Hurford. (1994). "Grammar: A Student's Guide". Cambridge University Press.
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