Cardinal numeral
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Short description: Part of speech used to count
| Cardinal | ||
|---|---|---|
| one | 1 | |
| two | 2 | |
| three | 3 | |
| four | 4 | |
| five | 5 | |
| six | 6 | |
| seven | 7 | |
| eight | 8 | |
| nine | 9 | |
| ten | 10 | |
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.[1][2][3]
See also
- Arity
- Cardinal number for the related usage in mathematics
- English numerals (in particular the Cardinal numbers section)
- Distributive number
- Multiplier
- Numeral for examples of number systems
- Ordinal number
- Valency
- Roman numerals
- Latin numerals
- Greek numerals
References
Notes
- ↑ David Crystal (2011). Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-405-15296-9.
- ↑ Hadumo Bussmann (1999). Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-20319-7.
- ↑ James R. Hurford (1994). Grammar: A Student's Guide. Cambridge University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0-521-45627-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZaBKd8pT6kgC&pg=PA23.
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