Universal #1755
Legacy number: 1755
| Number | 1750 |
| Original | If the distinction between ordinal and cardinal forms for the number 1 at some decade is by suppletion, then it is also by suppletion for the same numeral at lower decades. |
| Standardized | IF the distinction between ordinal and cardinal forms for the number 1 at some decade is by suppletion, THEN it is also by suppletion for the same numeral at lower decades. |
| Keywords | numeral, ordinal, cardinal, suppletion |
| Domain | word formation |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 100 languages, listed in the appendix |
| Source | Stolz 1999 |
Discussion
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E.g. French: vingt et un ‘21’ – vingt et unième ‘21st’;un ‘1’ – premier ‘1st’.
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vingt et un '21' – vingt et unième '21st';
un '1' – premier '1st'.