three vs cardinal

three and cardinal both are nouns.

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

three (noun)	cardinal (noun)
one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips	crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one	a variable color averaging a vivid red
	(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

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