2006-10-16 04:01:19 · 3 answers · asked by R. C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I realise they are ordinal numbers but is there a term for just the th, st, rd bit?
2006-10-16 04:13:00 · update #1
I don't believe there is a specific term, as technically it should be written as first, second, third, etc. It is just the part of the ordinal that is not represented by a number. It is not really a suffix for all cardinal numbers, since what would be the root of first? Second?
Well, I searched for "ordinal suffix" on the web and I have found out that that they are actually calling it an ordinal suffix. Learn something new every day.
2006-10-16 04:53:15 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe it's ordinal.
2006-10-16 04:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by momofmodi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with abbreviation.
-MM
2006-10-16 12:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋