Latin Ordinal Numbers

Question 1

PRIM/I (prī‐mĭ)

Answer 1

Current: 1st, one

Ety: L. primus, 1st

Ex: Primate, primordial

Question 2

SECUND/I (sē‐kŭn‐dĭ)

Answer 2

Current: 2nd, two

Ety: L. secundus, 2nd

Ex: Secundigravida, secundiflorus

Question 3

TERTI/A (tĕr‐shē‐a)

Answer 3

Current: 3rd, three

Ety: L. tertius, 3rd

Ex: Tertiary, tertian

Question 4

QUART/A (kwor‐tă)

Answer 4

Current: 4th, four

Ety: L. quartus, 4th

Ex: Quartan, quartile

Question 5

QUINT/A (kwĭn‐tă)

Answer 5

Current: 5th, five

Ety: L. quintus, 5th

Ex: Quintuplet, quintisternal

Question 6

SEXT/I (sĕks‐tĭ)

Answer 6

Current: 6th, six

Ety: L. sextus, 6th

Ex: Sextipara, sextuplet

Question 7

SEPTIM/A (sĕp‐tĭ‐mă)

Answer 7

Current: 7th, seven

Ety: L. septimus, 7th

Ex: Septimal, septuplet

Question 8

OCTAV/A (ŏk‐tă‐vă)

Answer 8

Current: 8th, eight

Ety: L. octavus, 8th

Ex: Octave, octavo

Question 9

NON/A (nŏn‐ă)

Answer 9

Current: 9th, nine

Ety: L. nonus, 9th

Ex: Nonagenarian, nonagon

Question 10

DECIM/O (dĕs‐ĭ‐mō)

Answer 10

Current: 10th, 10

Ety: L. decimus, 10th

Ex: Hexadecimal, decimate