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, five nights.

, six nights.

, seven nights.

, eight nights.

, nine nights.

, ten nights.

And so on; i.e. adding and  wherever  and  would be added to express “day.”

Sometimes is counted thus:—


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 * One night.
 * Two nights.
 * Three nights.
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 * Two nights.
 * Three nights.
 * }
 * Three nights.
 * }

§ III. THE ORDINAL FORM.

The ordinal numbers are expressed in two ways. The first is as follows:—

 , first.

, second.

, third.

, fourth.

, fifth.

, sixth.

, seventh.

, eighth.

, ninth.

, tenth.

And so on; adding to the radical form wherever, , or  would be placed for the substantive form.

The second way is as follows, but goes no higher than ten. Above ten the first method alone is in use:—

 , first.

, second.

, third.

, fourth.

, fifth.

, sixth.

, seventh.

, eighth.

, ninth.

, tenth.

The ordinals are rarely met with. When they are used, the noun is preceded by, e.g.