cardinal

cardinal

englanti

  1. periaatteellisen tärkeä, keskeinen

  2. kardinaali-

  3. punainen

Synonyymisanakirja

cardinal

  1. tärkeä, merkittävä, kardinaali-, pää-, perus-, ydin-, peri-, tärkein, seitsemän, 7, vii, kahdeksan, 8, viii, kolmekymmentäkuusi, 36, xxxvi.

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Käännökset

englanti

kardinaali-

peri-

punakardinaali

kardinaali Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

a cardinal rule

Shakespeare
But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.
Sir Thomas Browne
the cardinal intersections of the zodiac
Drayton
Impudence is now a cardinal virtue.
puhekieltä Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west).

a cardinal mark

Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).
A number indicating quantity, or the size of a set, e.g., one, two, three. (gloss)
1920, (w), Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, p.83:
This cardinal number is the smallest of the infinite cardinal numbers; it is the one to which Cantor has appropriated the Hebrew aleph with the suffix 0, to distinguish it from larger infinite cardinals. Thus the name of the smallest of infinite cardinals is (m).
puhekieltä A word used to represent a cardinal number; a cardinal numeral.
2005, (w), (w), 6th ed. revised, p.97:
The commonest numerals in Latin, as in English, are the "cardinals"(..)and the "ordinals"(nb..).
An official in the w:Catholicism Catholic Church, ranking only below the (w) and the patriarchs. (See w:Cardinal_(Catholicism) Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
(quote-book)
Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.
Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See w:Cardinal_(bird) Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.
(RQ:Chmbrs YngrSt)
Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
A shade of scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock.

(color panel)

puhekieltä A woman's short cloak with a hood.
(w) (1733-1764)
Where's your cardinal! Make haste.
puhekieltä mulled wine|Mulled red wine.

(rfquotek)

important Important; paramount.
puhekieltä (l).
Cardinal number.
Cardinal (gloss).
(l) (gloss).
(apocopic form of)
(l) (gloss)
puhekieltä (l) (gloss) symbol
(l), (l), (l)
puhekieltä (l)
(l) crucial Crucial, pivotal (gloss).

Riimisanakirja

cardinal rimmaa näiden kanssa:

pascal, rial, trial, sial, kajal, sammal, laakasammal, rahkasammal, nukkasammal, maksasammal

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canasta, cancan, cannelloni, cappuccino, casanova, cashewpähkinä

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