November 25 - 10.2: Unit 9 Material Flashcards
Cardinal number
An adjective or noun counting to indicate quantity but not order
Cardinal
Of foremost importance
Ordinal number
An adjective used to indicate the rank/order of something
Ordinal
Pertaining to order or rank
{semi}
half, partially
{uni}
Ordinal or cardinal?
1
Latin cardinal number
{du}
Ordinal or cardinal?
2
Latin cardinal number
{tri}
Ordinal or cardinal?
3
Latin cardinal number
{quadru/quadri/quadr}
Ordinal or cardinal?
4
Latin cardinal number
{quinqu/quinque}
Ordinal or cardinal?
5
Latin cardinal number
{sex}
Ordinal or cardinal?
6
Latin cardinal number
{sept/septem}
Ordinal or cardinal?
7
Latin cardinal number
{octo/octi}
Ordinal or cardinal?
8
Latin cardinal number
{nov/novem}
Ordinal or cardinal?
9
Latin cardinal number
{dec/deci/decem}
Ordinal or cardinal?
10
Latin cardinal number
{cent/centi}
Ordinal or cardinal?
100
Latin cardinal number
{mil/milli}
Ordinal or cardinal?
1000
Latin cardinal number
{bis}
twice
{primus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
first
Latin ordinal number
{secundus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
second
Latin ordinal number
{tertius}
Ordinal or cardinal?
third
Latin ordinal number
{quartus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
fourth
Latin ordinal number
{quintus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
quintus
Latin ordinal number
{sextus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
sixth
Latin ordinal number
{septimus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
seventh
Latin ordinal number
{octavus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
eighth
Latin ordinal number
{nonus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
ninth
Latin ordinal number
{decimus}
Ordinal or cardinal?
tenth
Latin ordinal number
{hen(o)}
Ordinal or cardinal?
1
Greek cardinal number
{dy(o)}
Ordinal or cardinal?
2
Greek cardinal number
{tri}
Ordinal or cardinal?
3
Greek cardinal number
{tetra}
Ordinal or cardinal?
4
Greek cardinal number
{pent}
Ordinal or cardinal?
5
Greek cardinal number
{hex}
Ordinal or cardinal?
6
Greek cardinal number
{hepta}
Ordinal or cardinal?
7
Greek cardinal number
{octo}
Ordinal or cardinal?
8
Greek cardinal number
{ennea}
Ordinal or cardinal?
9
Greek cardinal number
{deca}
Ordinal or cardinal?
10
Greek cardinal number
{hecat(o)/hect(o)}
Ordinal or cardinal?
100
Greek cardinal number
{kil(o)}
Ordinal or cardinal?
1000
Greek cardinal number
{prot(o)}
Ordinal or cardinal?
first
Greek ordinal number
{deuter(o)}
Ordinal or cardinal?
second
Greek ordinal number
{mon(o)}
single, only
{poly}
much, many
{mult(i)}
many
{olig(o)}
few
{pan}
all
Plurals of nouns from Latin: FIRST DECLENSION
-a → -ae
ex: persona –> personae
Plurals of nouns from Latin: SECOND DECLENSION
-us → -i
-um → -a
ex: alumnus –> alumni
ex: stratum –> strata
Plurals of nouns from Latin: THIRD DECLENSION
Greek
-is → -es
Latin
-ex → -ices
ex: neurosis –> neuroses
ex: index –> indices
Mirabile dictu
Literally: marvelous in respect to telling
Today: a marvel/wonder to tell/report
Inter nos
Literally: between us
Today: same but with the sense that the thing told is to remain secret to us only
Corpus delicti
Literally: body of crime
Today: concrete evidence of a crime
Habeas corpus
Literally: present/produce the body
Today: in a law court a proceeding that requires the prosecutor to produce sufficient evidence of the guilt of the accused, without which the defendant is released from custody
Nota bene
Literally: note well; often abbreviated N.B.
Today: directs the attention of the reader or listener to something important