numeral cardinal
The numeral that answers how many, counting the members of a set without ordering them.
- catorceThe cardinal for a count of fourteen, a single stored word, and the least transparent member of the stored block.inherent
- ceroThe cardinal for a count of nothing, which puts the noun it counts in the plural and which also names the digit.inherent
- cientoThe cardinal for a count of one hundred, which shortens before the noun it counts and before the words for thousand and million.inherent
- cincoThe cardinal for a count of five, invariable, whose decad and ordinal are both built on shapes the unit itself does not show.inherent
- cincuentaThe cardinal for a count of fifty, invariable, built on a stem that inserts a vowel the unit for five does not have.inherent
- cuarentaThe cardinal for a count of forty, invariable, built on a stem that drops the t of the unit for four.inherent
- cuatroThe cardinal for a count of four, invariable, and built on a stem that its own decad and its own ordinal both alter.inherent
- diecinueveThe cardinal for a count of nineteen, the last of the four compounds built on the base for ten.inherent
- dieciochoThe cardinal for a count of eighteen, a compound of the base for ten and the unit for eight, written as one word.inherent
- dieciséisThe cardinal for a count of sixteen, the first built compound, written as one word and accented because it ends in a stressed s.inherent
- diecisieteThe cardinal for a count of seventeen, a compound of the base for ten and the unit for seven, written as one word.inherent
- diezThe cardinal for a count of ten, invariable, and the base on which every compound cardinal from sixteen to nineteen is built.inherent
- doceThe cardinal for a count of twelve, a single stored word rather than a compound of ten and two.inherent
- dosThe cardinal for a count of two, invariable in gender and number, and the point from which the counted noun is plural.inherent
- milThe cardinal for one thousand, invariable in form regardless of what it multiplies or is multiplied by.inherent
- noventaThe cardinal for a count of ninety, invariable, built on a stem that reduces the diphthong of the unit for nine.inherent
- nueveThe cardinal for a count of nine, invariable, carrying a diphthong that its decad reduces and its ordinal drops.inherent
- ochentaThe cardinal for a count of eighty, invariable, and the only decad that keeps the whole stem of its unit unchanged.inherent
- ochoThe cardinal for a count of eight, invariable, and the only unit below ten whose decad keeps its stem unchanged.inherent
- onceThe cardinal for a count of eleven, a single word that no rule builds from ten and a unit.inherent
- quinceThe cardinal for a count of fifteen, the last stored word before the language begins compounding its cardinals.inherent
- seisThe cardinal for a count of six, invariable, and one of the three cardinals below ten that end in s without being plural.inherent
- sesentaThe cardinal for a count of sixty, invariable, built on a stem that drops the second vowel of the unit for six.inherent
- setentaThe cardinal for a count of seventy, invariable, built on a stem that reduces the diphthong of the unit for seven.inherent
- sieteThe cardinal for a count of seven, invariable, carrying a diphthong that neither its decad nor its ordinal keeps.inherent
- treceThe cardinal for a count of thirteen, a single stored word whose first syllable is the nearest of the block to its unit.inherent
- treintaThe cardinal for a count of thirty, invariable, and the first decad whose compounds with the units are written as three separate words.inherent
- tresThe cardinal for a count of three, invariable, and ending in s without being plural.inherent
- unoThe cardinal for a count of one, the only simple member of the series carrying gender and the only one that shortens before a noun.inherent
- veinteThe cardinal for a count of twenty, invariable, and the only decad whose compounds with the units are written as single words.inherent
- veinticincoThe cardinal for a count of twenty five, written as one word, with the unit keeping the shape its own decad alters.inherent
- veinticuatroThe cardinal for a count of twenty four, written as one word and unaccented, since its stress falls on the next to last syllable.inherent
- veintidósThe cardinal for a count of twenty two, written as one word and accented because it ends in a stressed vowel plus s.inherent
- veintinueveThe cardinal for a count of twenty nine, the last cardinal the language writes as a single word.inherent
- veintiochoThe cardinal for a count of twenty eight, written as one word with the linking vowel standing beside the first vowel of the unit.inherent
- veintiséisThe cardinal for a count of twenty six, written as one word and accented because it ends in a stressed s.inherent
- veintisieteThe cardinal for a count of twenty seven, written as one word, with the diphthong of the unit intact.inherent
- veintitrésThe cardinal for a count of twenty three, written as one word and accented on its final syllable.inherent
- veintiunoThe cardinal for a count of twenty one, which inherits both the gender inflection and the shortening of the unit inside it.inherent
39 members shown. Alphabetical — the roster itself carries no ranking claim.