Numbers and Quantities Flashcards
first
primus, prima, primum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
firstly
primo
adv. (not comparable)
second
secundus, secunda, secundum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
Can also mean:
next, following
according to (with object in accusative case)
secondary, subordinate
(nautical) favourable, fair (of weather, seas)
(military) fortunate, lucky, victorious, successful (of battle–secundis proeliis)
(poetic) propitious, favorable, fortunate
third
tertius, tertia, tertium
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
fourth
quartus, quarta, quartum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
fifth
quintus, quinta, quintum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
sixth
sextus, sexta, sextum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
seventh
septimus, septima, septimum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
eighth
octavus, octava, octavum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
ninth
nonus, nona, nonum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
tenth
decimus, decima, decimum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
eleventh
undecimus, undecima, undecimum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
twelth
duodecimus, duodecima, duodecimum
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
thirteenth
tertius duodecimus, -a, -um
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
fourteenth
quartus duodecimus, -a, -um
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
fifteenth
quintus duodecimus, -a, -um
1st/2nd decl. adj
Ordinal number
Ordinal numbers act as…
…adjectives. They describe the noun by telling us where it comes in a stated or assumed order.
e.g.
The first day
The ninth ship
The twelth night
1
unus
Cardinal number.
Inflects like a normal 1st/2nd decl. adjective
unus, una, unum
Does unus have a plural form?
Yes!
Although it may seem strange at first sight, ūnus does have a set of plural forms. These forms are used when the associated noun has a plural form, but an inherently singular meaning. For example, the Latin noun castra (“camp”) occurs only as a plural neuter form and takes plural endings, even though it identifies one object, hence: ūnōrum castrōrum (“of one camp”).
Does unus decline when used in the compound numerals such as twenty one.
Yes!
When ūnus is used to form compound numerals, such as ūnus et vīgintī (“twenty-one”), the case and gender agree with the associated noun, although the singular is used: vīgintī et ūnam fēminās vīdī .
Is ūnus mīlle in common usage?
No!
Unlike duo and trēs, the word ūnus is almost never used with mīlle (“thousand”) to indicate how many thousand.
2
duo
Cardinal number.
Irregular inflection duo, duae, duo
duorum
genitive masc. or neut. of duo (two)
duarum
genitive fem. of duo (two)
duae
nom. fem. of duo (two)
duobus, duabus, duobus
masc, fem, and neut of duo (two) in both ablative and dative cases.
duos/duo, duas, duo
masc, fem, and neut of duo (two) in the accusative case.
Do cardinal numbers decline in latin?
Most cardinal numbers are indeclinable - they behave like indeclinable adjectives.
The exceptions which do decline are unus, duo, tres, multiples of centum, although not 100 (ie centum) and mille.
singulus, singula, singulum
single, individual
each, every
one each, one at a time
1st/2nd decl. adj
quisque
each one, each person, each individual
everybody, everyone
anyone
f quisque or quaeque, n quidque; indefinite substantival pronoun, singular only
f quaeque, n quodque; indefinite adjectival pronoun
