Spanish Ordinal Numbers and Fractions
Spanish Ordinal Numbers and Fractions
| 1st | Primero[1] | 40th | Cuadragésimo |
| 2nd | Segundo | 50th | Quincuagésimo |
| 3rd | Tercero | 60th | Sexagésimo |
| 4th | Cuarto | 70th | Septuagésimo |
| 5th | Quinto | 80th | Octogésimo |
| 6th | Sexto | 90th | Nonagésimo |
| 7th | Séptimo (Sétimo) | 100th | Centésimo |
| 8th | Octavo | 200th | Ducentésimo |
| 9th | Noveno (Nono) | 300th | Tricentésimo |
| 10th | Décimo | 400th | Cuadrigentésimo |
| 11th | Onceavo | 500th | Quingentésimo |
| 12th | Décimo segundo, duodécimo, Doceavo | 600th | Sexcentésimo |
| 13th | Décimo tercero, décimo tercio, Treceavo | 700th | Septingentésimo |
| 14th | Décimo cuarto, catorceavo | 800th | Octingentésimo |
| 15th | Décimo quinto, quinceavo | 900th | Novingentésimo |
| 16th | Décimo sexto, dieciseisavo, etc. | 1000th | Milésimo |
| 20th | Vigésimo | 1000000th | Millonésimo |
| 30th | Trigésimo | Last | Postrero, ultimo |
Footnote 1: Ordinal adjectives agree in gender and number with the
noun they accompany or for which they stand. Final "o" changes into "a"
for the feminine, and the plural is formed by adding "s."
noun they accompany or for which they stand. Final "o" changes into "a"
for the feminine, and the plural is formed by adding "s."
"Primero," "tercero," and "Postrero" drop the O before a masculine
noun singular,[2] as:
noun singular,[2] as:
- El primer pedido: The first order.
- El tercer lote: The third lot.
- El postrer envío: The last shipment.
But:
- La primera entrega (fem.): The first delivery.
Footnote 2: Eight words in all present this peculiarity, viz., uno,
alguno, ninguno, bueno, malo, primero, tercero, postrero (these last
two not always).
alguno, ninguno, bueno, malo, primero, tercero, postrero (these last
two not always).
After "vigésimo" ordinal numbers are generally substituted by cardinal
numbers, as:
numbers, as:
- La página veintidós: Page 22nd.
Dates are expressed by cardinal numbers instead of ordinal, as:
- Madrid, 20 (de) Agosto (de) 1911: Madrid, 20th of August, 1911.
EXCEPTION: El primero, as:
- El 1° (primero) de Septiembre (1st September).
Numbers following names of kings, etc., are ordinal up to the tenth;
then generally cardinal, as:
- Felipe II. (segundo): Philip II.
- Alfonso XIII. (trece): Alphonso XIII.
Fractional numbers up to 1/10th are the same as ordinal numbers,
except:
- (Un) medio: one half.
- Un tercio (not tercero): one-third.
From 1/11th upwards, fractions are formed from cardinal numbers adding
to them the termination avo, as:
- Un dieciseisavo[3]: 1/16.
"Un" need not be used before the fractions 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4, preceded by
an integer, as:
- Uno y cuarto: One and a quarter.
- Cuatro y tercio: Four and a third.
- La mitad: The half.
- La tercera parte: The 3rd part.
- La cuarta parte: The 4th part.
- La duodécima parte: The 12th part.
Footnote 3: If the cardinal number ends in a vowel, this is elided, as
veinte--un veintavo (1/20th). If it ends in "ce" the "c" is changed into
"z" as, doce--un dozavo (1/12th).]
veinte--un veintavo (1/20th). If it ends in "ce" the "c" is changed into
"z" as, doce--un dozavo (1/12th).]
Collective Numbers.
Un par: A pair. Una treintena: A set of 30.[4]
Una decena (half a score).[4] Una centena: A set of 100.[4]
Una docena (a dozen).[4] Un centenar: A set of 100.[4]
Una veintena: A score.[4] Un ciento: A set of 100.[4]
Un millar: A set of 1,000.[4]
Una decena (half a score).[4] Una centena: A set of 100.[4]
Una docena (a dozen).[4] Un centenar: A set of 100.[4]
Una veintena: A score.[4] Un ciento: A set of 100.[4]
Un millar: A set of 1,000.[4]
Footnote 4: Also the number approximately, as: Una treintena de
libros: (about 30 books).]
libros: (about 30 books).]
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