patu

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See also: patʉ and pātu-

English

Etymology

From Maori patu (“beating, hitting; a club, a weapon”).

Noun

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patu (plural patus)

  1. A Maori club or pounder.

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

patu m (plural patos)

  1. duck

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

patu

  1. accusative singular of pata

Etymology 2

Noun

patu

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of pat

Estonian

Noun

patu

  1. genitive singular of patt

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from patukka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑtu/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑtu
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): pa‧tu

Noun

patu (colloquial)

  1. old hand

Declension

Inflection of patu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative patu patut
genitive patun patujen
partitive patua patuja
illative patuun patuihin
singular plural
nominative patu patut
accusative nom. patu patut
gen. patun
genitive patun patujen
partitive patua patuja
inessive patussa patuissa
elative patusta patuista
illative patuun patuihin
adessive patulla patuilla
ablative patulta patuilta
allative patulle patuille
essive patuna patuina
translative patuksi patuiksi
abessive patutta patuitta
instructive — patuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of patu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative patuni patuni
accusative nom. patuni patuni
gen. patuni
genitive patuni patujeni
partitive patuani patujani
inessive patussani patuissani
elative patustani patuistani
illative patuuni patuihini
adessive patullani patuillani
ablative patultani patuiltani
allative patulleni patuilleni
essive patunani patuinani
translative patukseni patuikseni
abessive patuttani patuittani
instructive — —
comitative — patuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative patusi patusi
accusative nom. patusi patusi
gen. patusi
genitive patusi patujesi
partitive patuasi patujasi
inessive patussasi patuissasi
elative patustasi patuistasi
illative patuusi patuihisi
adessive patullasi patuillasi
ablative patultasi patuiltasi
allative patullesi patuillesi
essive patunasi patuinasi
translative patuksesi patuiksesi
abessive patuttasi patuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — patuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative patumme patumme
accusative nom. patumme patumme
gen. patumme
genitive patumme patujemme
partitive patuamme patujamme
inessive patussamme patuissamme
elative patustamme patuistamme
illative patuumme patuihimme
adessive patullamme patuillamme
ablative patultamme patuiltamme
allative patullemme patuillemme
essive patunamme patuinamme
translative patuksemme patuiksemme
abessive patuttamme patuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — patuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative patunne patunne
accusative nom. patunne patunne
gen. patunne
genitive patunne patujenne
partitive patuanne patujanne
inessive patussanne patuissanne
elative patustanne patuistanne
illative patuunne patuihinne
adessive patullanne patuillanne
ablative patultanne patuiltanne
allative patullenne patuillenne
essive patunanne patuinanne
translative patuksenne patuiksenne
abessive patuttanne patuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — patuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative patunsa patunsa
accusative nom. patunsa patunsa
gen. patunsa
genitive patunsa patujensa
partitive patuaan
patuansa 		patujaan
patujansa
inessive patussaan
patussansa 		patuissaan
patuissansa
elative patustaan
patustansa 		patuistaan
patuistansa
illative patuunsa patuihinsa
adessive patullaan
patullansa 		patuillaan
patuillansa
ablative patultaan
patultansa 		patuiltaan
patuiltansa
allative patulleen
patullensa 		patuilleen
patuillensa
essive patunaan
patunansa 		patuinaan
patuinansa
translative patukseen
patuksensa 		patuikseen
patuiksensa
abessive patuttaan
patuttansa 		patuittaan
patuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — patuineen
patuinensa

References

  1. ^ Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)‎ (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN

Further reading

Anagrams

Kambera

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

patu

  1. four

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

patu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of pata

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *patu (“to strike”).

Verb

patu

  1. to strike, to beat, to kill

Noun

patu

  1. beating, assault, killing
  2. weapon, club

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “patu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mapudungun

Noun

patu (Raguileo spelling)

  1. duck

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.tu/
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Syllabification: pa‧tu

Noun

patu

  1. genitive singular of pat

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato.

Noun

patu

  1. duck
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