diff --git a/lib/src/abstract/Noun.gf b/lib/src/abstract/Noun.gf
index d3e666c94..f47129dfc 100644
--- a/lib/src/abstract/Noun.gf
+++ b/lib/src/abstract/Noun.gf
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
     OrdNumeral : Numeral -> Ord ;  -- fifty-first
     OrdSuperl  : A       -> Ord ;  -- warmest
 
+-- One can combine a numeral and a superlative.
+
+    OrdNumeralSuperl : Numeral -> A -> Ord ; -- third largest
+
 -- Definite and indefinite noun phrases are sometimes realized as
 -- neatly distinct words (Spanish "un, unos ; el, los") but also without
 -- any particular word (Finnish; Swedish definites).
diff --git a/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf b/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf
index ddd8d5554..b5ec68c64 100644
--- a/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf
+++ b/lib/src/chinese/NounChi.gf
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ concrete NounChi of Noun = CatChi ** open ResChi, Prelude in {
     AdNum adn num = {s = adn.s ++ num.s ; hasC = True} ;
 
     OrdSuperl a = {s = superlative_s ++ a.s} ;
+    OrdNumeralSuperl n a = {s = ordinal_s ++ n.s ++ superlative_s ++ a.s} ; ---- to check AR 24/8/2014
 
     DefArt = mkQuant [] [] DTPoss ;          -- use that_Quant if you want the_s
     IndefArt = mkQuant yi_s [] (DTFull Sg) ;    -- empty in the plural
diff --git a/lib/src/dutch/NounDut.gf b/lib/src/dutch/NounDut.gf
index e19abce88..d9e00971f 100644
--- a/lib/src/dutch/NounDut.gf
+++ b/lib/src/dutch/NounDut.gf
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ concrete NounDut of Noun = CatDut ** open ResDut, Prelude in {
 
     OrdSuperl a = {s = a.s ! Superl} ;
 
+    OrdNumeralSuperl n a = {s = \\af => n.s ! NOrd af ++ a.s ! Superl ! af} ;
+
     DefArt = {
       s = \\_,n,g  => case <n,g> of {<Sg,Neutr> => "het" ; _ => "de"} ;
       sp = \\n,g => "die" ;
diff --git a/lib/src/english/NounEng.gf b/lib/src/english/NounEng.gf
index 877f0ba55..9fccab1df 100644
--- a/lib/src/english/NounEng.gf
+++ b/lib/src/english/NounEng.gf
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ concrete NounEng of Noun = CatEng ** open MorphoEng, ResEng, Prelude in {
 
     OrdSuperl a = {s = \\c => a.s ! AAdj Superl c } ;
 
+    OrdNumeralSuperl n a = {s = \\c => n.s ! NOrd ! Nom ++ a.s ! AAdj Superl c } ;
+
     DefArt = {
       s  = \\hasCard,n => artDef ;
       sp = \\hasCard,n => case <n,hasCard> of {
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf
index 3d061b815..43aad8eb6 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ concrete NounFin of Noun = CatFin ** open ResFin, MorphoFin, StemFin, Prelude in
 
     OrdSuperl a = snoun2nounSep {s = \\nc => a.s ! Superl ! sAN nc ; h = a.h} ; 
 
+    OrdNumeralSuperl n a = -- kolmanneksi suurin
+      {s = \\f => n.s ! NOrd (NCase Sg Transl) ++ (snoun2nounSep {s = \\nc => a.s ! Superl ! sAN nc ; h = a.h}).s ! f} ;
+
     DefArt = {
       s1 = \\_,_ => [] ; 
       sp = table {Sg => pronSe.s ; Pl => pronNe.s} ;
diff --git a/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf b/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf
index 9dff6bdd2..25dab5565 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ concrete NounGer of Noun = CatGer ** open ResGer, MorphoGer, Prelude in {
 
     OrdSuperl a = {s = a.s ! Superl} ;
 
+    OrdNumeralSuperl n a = {s = \\af => n.s ! NOrd APred ++ Predef.BIND ++ a.s ! Superl ! af} ; -- drittbeste
+
     DefArt = {
       s = \\_,n,g,c => artDefContr (gennum g n) c ; 
       sp = \\_,n,g,c  => artDefContr (gennum g n) c ;  ---- deren, denem...
diff --git a/lib/src/romance/NounRomance.gf b/lib/src/romance/NounRomance.gf
index ff30233d0..1d19d0f7c 100644
--- a/lib/src/romance/NounRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romance/NounRomance.gf
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ incomplete concrete NounRomance of Noun =
 
     OrdSuperl adj = {s = \\a => adj.s ! Superl ! AF a.g a.n} ;
 
+    OrdNumeralSuperl num adj = {s = \\a => num.s ! NOrd a.g a.n ++ adj.s ! Superl ! AF a.g a.n} ; -- la terza più grande 
+    ---- could be discontinuous: la terza città più grande
+
     DefArt = {
       s = \\_,n,g,c => artDef g n c ;  
       sp = \\n,g,c => artDef g n c ; ---- not for Fre 
diff --git a/lib/src/scandinavian/NounScand.gf b/lib/src/scandinavian/NounScand.gf
index 868cf03ca..4b811e0f7 100644
--- a/lib/src/scandinavian/NounScand.gf
+++ b/lib/src/scandinavian/NounScand.gf
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ incomplete concrete NounScand of Noun =
       isDet = True
       } ;
 
+    OrdNumeralSuperl n a = {
+      s = n.s ! NOrd SupWeak ++ case a.isComp of {
+        True => "mest" ++ a.s ! AF (APosit (Weak Sg)) Nom ;
+        _    => a.s ! AF (ASuperl SupWeak) Nom
+        }  ; 
+      isDet = True
+      } ;
+
     DefArt = {
       s  = \\n,bm,bn,g => if_then_Str (orB bm bn) (artDef (gennum (ngen2gen g) n)) [] ; 
       sp = \\n,bm,bn,g => artDef (gennum (ngen2gen g) n) ;