On Precious Gems
Latin Grammar: Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
"Secundus lapis est saphirus, et hunc apposuit tibi ille qui favorabilia loquebatur in facie tua et in dorso detrahebat de te.
"Tercius lapis est smaragdus. Hunc apposuit tibi ille qui dixit te dixisse ea que nec cogitabas nec loquebaris.
"Quartus lapis est margarita. Hunc apposuit tibi ille qui amicum Dei te presente vituperavit; ex cuius vituperio plus quam de tuo turbabaris
As you recall, the term "cardinal" refers to the names of the numbers, e.g. one, two, three....; whereas, "ordinal" implies rank: first, second, third, etc. These numbers decline like first and second declension adjectives. Complete the missing items on the following chart: