I numeri ordinali
I numeri ordinali (primo, secondo, terzo, ecc.) ci indicano,in una successione, il posto.
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Tabella dei principali numeri ordinali
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1st
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(the) first
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11th
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(the) eleventh
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2nd
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(the) second
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12th
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(the) twelfth
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3rd
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(the) third
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13th
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(the) thirteenth
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4th
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(the) fourth
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14th
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(the) fourteenth
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5th
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(the) fifth
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15th
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(the) fifteenth
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6th
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(the) sixth
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16th
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(the) sixteenth
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7th
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(the) seventh
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20th
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(the) twentieth
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8th
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(the) eighth
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40th
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(the) fortieth
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9th
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(the) ninth
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50th
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(the) fiftieth
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10th
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(the) tenth
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70th
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(the) sixtieth
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21st
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(the) twenty-first
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80th
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(the) eightieth
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22nd
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(the) twenty-second
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90th
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(the) ninetieth
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23rd
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(the) twenty-third
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100th
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(the) hundredth
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24th
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(the) twenty-fourth
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1,000th
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(the) thousandth
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25th
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(the) twenty-fifth
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1,000,000th
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(the) millionth
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26th
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(the) twenty-sixth
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27th
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(the) twenty-seventh
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28th
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(the) twenty-eighth
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29th
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(the) twenty-ninth
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30th
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(the) thirtieth
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I numeri ordinali si formano con il suffisso -th aggiunto ai corrispondenti numeri cardinali, con le variazioni ortografiche evidenziate nella tabella.
eccezioni:
e i loro composti:
the twenty-first Play
the twenty-second Play
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Titles
In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:
Charles II - Charles the Second | Edward VI - Edward the Sixth | Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth