Guide to Greek Usage in Cataloging

CATalog Note

Ordinal numbers speak of order and are thus, a common feature in serials. You will note the ordinals presented here all end in -ος. As you refer to this list, remember that ordinal number forms in serials will inflect to match what is being described. The inflected endings for ordinal number forms are: -ο, -η,-ος. In number and letter form they will appear as 1ο, 15ος, or 23η depending on the gender of the word being described.
This page reproduced from "Numerals" in Demotic Greek I. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1983, with kind permission of the author, Professor Peter Bien.

Guide to Greek Usage in Cataloging
Home Welcome Romanization Table -History of proposed changes -Other romanizations -Reverse romanization Examples Breathing Marks Language (Katharevousa/Demotic) Numerals Numbers Numbers spelled out (Ordinal/Cardinal) Numbers in headings, description and years Names Personal Names Names of Months Greek-Turkish Place -Names References Abbreviations Diacritics Literary Author - Call Numbers (PA)	*CAT*alog Note Ordinal numbers speak of order and are thus, a common feature in serials. You will note the ordinals presented here all end in -ος. As you refer to this list, remember that ordinal number forms in serials will inflect to match what is being described. The inflected endings for ordinal number forms are: -ο, -η,-ος. In number and letter form they will appear as 1ο, 15ος, or 23η depending on the gender of the word being described. This page reproduced from "Numerals" in Demotic Greek I. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1983, with kind permission of the author, Professor Peter Bien.
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