Cardinal_numeral
Cardinal numeral
Part of speech used to count
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]
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the English-speaking world and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2020) |