added the constructor Noun.NumeralSuperlOrd for phrases like "third largest", which have special linearizations in many languages e.g. German (drittgrösste) and Finnish (kolmanneksi suurin). Implemented for Chi (to check), Dut, Eng, Fin, Ger, Romance, Scand so far

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@@ -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).