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--- numbers [2014/02/17 17:40]
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+++ numbers [2019/09/17 17:24]
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     * formed by adding the suffix **-tëen** to the numbers 3 to 9:
     * compare this to the english suffix //-teen//
-    * references: [[references#sch12|sch12]]
   * multiples of 10
     * formed by adding the suffix **-tig** to the name of the first digit
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 === Ordinals ===
-[ToDo]
+The "backbone" of the ordinal suffix will be **T** and/or **D**, and the options are, in terms of T: **-te** (Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian); **-ta** (Icelandic, Swedish); **-t** (English); and **-ti** (Icelandic). The other question is whether ordinal numbers will have the singular/plural distinction or be invariant (like genitives). Also, one can see that morphologically, there's a similarity between ordinals and preterites, but happily there is no danger of conflict because numbers don't act as verbs.

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