8.1.1.1 Cardinal numbers

Use this domain for words related to the cardinal numbers (one, two, three)--the numbers used to count.

Louw Nida Codes: 
60B One, Two, Three, Etc.
  • What are the cardinal numbers? (the numbers you use when you count)
    zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen...
  • multiples of ten
    ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety
  • multiples of one hundred
    one hundred, two hundred
  • multiples of one thousand
    one thousand, two thousand
  • numbers larger than one thousand
    million, billion, trillion, quadrillion
  • What words are used to refer to the numbers of a certain decimal place?
    the digits, the tens, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, trillions
  • What words are used to refer to groups of a certain decimal place?
    tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, millions, billions, trillions
  • What words refer to a very large number?
    huge number, myriad, zillion, jillion, umpteen, googolplex,
  • What words refer to an unlimited number?
    infinity, infinite, boundless, endless, limitless,

    • 8.1.1.1.1 One

    Use this domain for words related to the number one. It appears that every language has a word for 'one' and 'two', but not every language has a word for the numbers higher than two. Many languages have several words that mean 'one'.

    Related domains: 
    8.4.6.6 Once
    8.1.5.7 Only
    4.1.6.3 Alone
  • What words refer to one?
    one, first, individual, single, only, the one, one apiece, one each,
  • What words refer to being by yourself?
    alone, by yourself, sole,
  • What words refer to doing something by yourself?
    alone, on your own, solo, solely,
  • What words refer to people doing something one by one?
    one by one, singly, individually,
  • What words indicate that something happens or is done one time?
    once, one time, single time, one-off,

    • 8.1.1.1.2 Two

    Use this domain for words related to the number two.

  • What words refer to two?
    two, second, two times, two-fold, double (v), twins, brace, dichotomy, deuce, dual, dyad, twain, yoke, in pairs, in twos, two by two, by twos, two at a time, two apiece, two each, both, either, neither,
  • What words refer to two people who do things together?
    couple, pair, duo, twosome, duet,
  • What words refer to two things that are used together?
    pair, twin,
  • What words refer to something used by two people?
    for two, double, two-man,
  • What words refer to something with two parts?
    double (adj), couplet, duplex,
  • What words refer to something used for two things?
    dual, twofold,
  • What words indicate that something is two times the amount of something else?
    twice, double, twice as much (as), two times as much (as), two times what, double what,
  • What words indicate that something happens or is done two times?
    twice, twice over, two-time,