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Ordinal Numbers by Ronald Glenn Wrigley

Ordinal numbers are used to put things into an order — for example, the third chapter or the first person. The ordinal number is commonly expressed with a Roman numeral when following the name of a pope (Benedict XVI or Benedetto Sedicesimo) or monarch (Vittorio Emanuele III or Vittorio Emanuele Terzo).

Table 5-5

English	Italian
first	primo
second	secondo
third	terzo
fourth	quarto
fifth	quinto
sixth	sesto
seventh	settimo
eighth	ottavo
ninth	nono
tenth	decimo
eleventh	undicesimo
twelfth	dodicesimo
thirteenth	tredicesimo
fourteenth	quattordicesimo
twentieth	ventesimo
twenty-first	ventunesimo
twenty-second	ventiduesimo
twenty-third	ventitreesimo
thirtieth	trentesimo
one hundredth	centesimo
thousandth	millesimo
millionth	milionesimo

Use of Ordinal Numbers</h2> <p>The first ten ordinal numbers each have a distinct form. After <B>decimo</B>, they are formed by dropping the final vowel of the cardinal number and adding <B>-esimo</B>. Numbers ending in <B>-trè</B> and <B>-sei</B> retain the final vowel of the cardinal number before adding <B>-esimo</B>.</p> <ul> <li><p><B>undici — undicesimo</B></p></li> <li><p><B>ventitrè — ventitreesimo</B></p></li> <li><p><B>trentasei — trentaseiesimo</B></p></li> </ul> <div class="npsb"> <p></p> <p>There's no widely accepted term for the twenty-first century that follows the pattern in Table 5-6. We can say <B>il secolo ventunesimo</B>, which is perhaps the most popular term for the new millennium (<B>il nuovo millennio</B>).</p> </div> <p>Ordinal numbers, like adjectives, agree in number and in gender with the nouns they modify. Ordinal numbers normally precede the noun.</p> <table width="100%" frame="all"> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><B>la seconda settimana</B></p></td> <td><p><B>the second week</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il cinquantesimo anniversario</B></p></td> <td><p><B>the fiftieth anniversary</B></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <p>When written as numbers, the number is followed by a small° (masculine) ora (feminine).</p> <p><B>il 10° capitolo</B> <B>the tenth chapter</B> <B>la 5a pagina</B> <B>the fifth page</B></p> <p></p> <p>Repeat each ordinal number after it is read by the narrator to practice your pronunciation.</p> <table width="100%" frame="all"> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><B>primo</B></p></td> <td><p><B>quarto</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>secondo</B></p></td> <td><p><B>quinto</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>terzo</B></p></td> <td><p><B>sesto</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>settimo</B></p></td> <td><p><B>nono</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>ottavo</B></p></td> <td><p><B>decimo</B></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <p>In Italian, the following terms are used to refer to the centuries. These terms are often used in connection with art, literature, and history.</p> <p><B>Table 5-6</B></p> <table width="100%" frame="all"> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><B>Italian</B></p></td> <td><p><B>English</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Duecento (il secolo tredicesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>thirteenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Trecento (il secolo quattordicesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>fourteenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Quattrocento (il secolo quindicesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>fifteenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Cinquecento (il secolo sedicesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>sixteenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Seicento (il secolo diciassettesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>seventeenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Settecento (il secolo diciottesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>eighteenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>l'Ottocento (il secolo diciannovesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>nineteenth century</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>il Novecento (il secolo ventesimo)</B></p></td> <td><p>twentieth century</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <p>Note that these substitute forms are usually capitalized.</p> <table width="100%" frame="all"> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><B>la letteratura italiana del Quattrocento</B></p></td> <td><p><B>Italian literature of the fifteenth century</B></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><B>l'arte religiosa del Trecento</B></p></td> <td><p><B>religious art of the fourteenth century</B></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table>  <div id="pagination"><ul><li class="prev"><a href="http://www.netplaces.com/learning-italian/numbers-time-dates-and-seasons/from-1000-to-999999.htm" title="From 1,000 to 999,999">From 1,000 to 999,999</a></li><li class="next"><a href="http://www.netplaces.com/learning-italian/numbers-time-dates-and-seasons/che-ora-che-ore-sono-telling-time-in-italian.htm" title="Che ora è? 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