दातृ

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (giver, donor), from *deh₃- (to give) (whence ददाति (dádāti)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (dātar), Ancient Greek δώτωρ (dṓtōr)/δωτήρ (dōtḗr), Latin dator.

Pronunciation

Noun

दातृ (dā́tṛ, dātṛ́) stemm

  1. giver, donor, liberal
  2. one who gives a daughter (gen.) in marriage
  3. a father or brother who gives a daughter or sister in marriage
  4. one who offers (his wife)
  5. creditor
  6. granting, permitting
  7. founder
Declension
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of दातृ
singular dual plural
nominative दाता (dā́tā) दातारौ (dā́tārau)
दातारा¹ (dā́tārā¹)
दातारः (dā́tāraḥ)
vocative दातः (dā́taḥ) दातारौ (dā́tārau)
दातारा¹ (dā́tārā¹)
दातारः (dā́tāraḥ)
accusative दातारम् (dā́tāram) दातारौ (dā́tārau)
दातारा¹ (dā́tārā¹)
दातॄन् (dā́tṝn)
instrumental दात्रा (dā́trā) दातृभ्याम् (dā́tṛbhyām) दातृभिः (dā́tṛbhiḥ)
dative दात्रे (dā́tre) दातृभ्याम् (dā́tṛbhyām) दातृभ्यः (dā́tṛbhyaḥ)
ablative दातुः (dā́tuḥ) दातृभ्याम् (dā́tṛbhyām) दातृभ्यः (dā́tṛbhyaḥ)
genitive दातुः (dā́tuḥ) दात्रोः (dā́troḥ) दातॄणाम् (dā́tṝṇām)
locative दातरि (dā́tari) दात्रोः (dā́troḥ) दातृषु (dā́tṛṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of दातृ
singular dual plural
nominative दाता (dātā́) दातारौ (dātā́rau)
दातारा¹ (dātā́rā¹)
दातारः (dātā́raḥ)
vocative दातः (dā́taḥ) दातारौ (dā́tārau)
दातारा¹ (dā́tārā¹)
दातारः (dā́tāraḥ)
accusative दातारम् (dātā́ram) दातारौ (dātā́rau)
दातारा¹ (dātā́rā¹)
दातॄन् (dātṝ́n)
instrumental दात्रा (dātrā́) दातृभ्याम् (dātṛ́bhyām) दातृभिः (dātṛ́bhiḥ)
dative दात्रे (dātré) दातृभ्याम् (dātṛ́bhyām) दातृभ्यः (dātṛ́bhyaḥ)
ablative दातुः (dātúḥ) दातृभ्याम् (dātṛ́bhyām) दातृभ्यः (dātṛ́bhyaḥ)
genitive दातुः (dātúḥ) दात्रोः (dātróḥ) दातॄणाम् (dātṝṇā́m)
locative दातरि (dātári) दात्रोः (dātróḥ) दातृषु (dātṛ́ṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From दा (, to cut, mow) +‎ -तृ (-tṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

दातृ (dātṛ́) stemm

  1. mowing, mower
Declension
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of दातृ
singular dual plural
nominative दाता (dātā́) दातारौ (dātā́rau)
दातारा¹ (dātā́rā¹)
दातारः (dātā́raḥ)
vocative दातः (dā́taḥ) दातारौ (dā́tārau)
दातारा¹ (dā́tārā¹)
दातारः (dā́tāraḥ)
accusative दातारम् (dātā́ram) दातारौ (dātā́rau)
दातारा¹ (dātā́rā¹)
दातॄन् (dātṝ́n)
instrumental दात्रा (dātrā́) दातृभ्याम् (dātṛ́bhyām) दातृभिः (dātṛ́bhiḥ)
dative दात्रे (dātré) दातृभ्याम् (dātṛ́bhyām) दातृभ्यः (dātṛ́bhyaḥ)
ablative दातुः (dātúḥ) दातृभ्याम् (dātṛ́bhyām) दातृभ्यः (dātṛ́bhyaḥ)
genitive दातुः (dātúḥ) दात्रोः (dātróḥ) दातॄणाम् (dātṝṇā́m)
locative दातरि (dātári) दात्रोः (dātróḥ) दातृषु (dātṛ́ṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

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