ordinal
ordinál with stress marks
ordinal; expressing order
Usage Note
Ordinal is borrowed from English and is used in mathematical and grammatical education to refer to numbers indicating rank or position. It is a standard term in Filipino language and mathematics classrooms, covering forms like ika-isa and ika-dalawa.
Examples
" Ang 'una' ay bilang na ordinal. "
Natural Translation
'First' is an ordinal number.
Literal Translation
The first is number ordinal.
" Ang salitang 'una' ay isang halimbawa ng bilang na ordinal. "
Natural Translation
The word 'first' is an example of an ordinal number.
Literal Translation
The word first is one example of number ordinal.
" Itinuro ng guro na ginagamit ang mga bilang na ordinal upang ipakita ang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga bagay sa isang listahan. "
Natural Translation
The teacher taught that ordinal numbers are used to show the sequence of things in a list.
Literal Translation
Taught by-the teacher that used the numbers that ordinal to show the order of things in one list.
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