cardinal vs eight

cardinal and eight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cardinal	Yes	Yes	No	No
eight	Yes	Yes	No	No

cardinal (noun)	eight (noun)
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male	one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
a variable color averaging a vivid red	the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

cardinal (adjective)	eight (adjective)
being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order	being one more than seven
serving as an essential component