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Differences in the use of numbers in French and English: Ordinal number abbreviations
The French abbreviated forms of ordinal numbers are:
French | French | English |
---|---|---|
1er | premier | 1st |
1re, 1e, 1ère | première | 1st |
2d, 2nd | second | 2nd |
2nde, 2e, 2de | seconde | 2nd |
2e, 2me, 2ème, 2è | deuxième | 2nd |
The same superscripts are used with roman numerals for centuries (e.g. le XIXe siècle "the nineteeth century") and first monarchs (e.g. François Ier, Élisabeth Ire).