चतुर्

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Pali

Alternative forms

Numeral

चतुर् (catur)

  1. Devanagari script form of catur (“four”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
40
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4
5  → 
    Cardinal: चतुर् (catur)
    Ordinal: चतुर्थ (caturtha), तुरीय (turīya)
    Adverbial: चतुस् (catus)

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭 (caθβar), Old Armenian չորք (čʻorkʻ), Lithuanian keturi, Old Church Slavonic четꙑре (četyre), Latin quattuor, Old English feower (whence English four).

    Pronunciation

    Numeral

    चतुर् (catúr)

    1. (cardinal numbers) four

    Declension

    Masculine root-stem declension of चतुर् (catúr)
    Plural
    Nominative चत्वारः
    catvā́raḥ
    Vocative चत्वारः
    cátvāraḥ
    Accusative चतुरः
    catúraḥ
    Instrumental चतुर्भिः
    catúrbhiḥ
    Dative चतुर्भ्यः
    catúrbhyaḥ
    Ablative चतुर्भ्यः
    catúrbhyaḥ
    Genitive चतुर्णाम्
    caturṇā́m
    Locative चतुर्षु
    catúrṣu
    Feminine ṛ-stem declension of चतसृ (cátasṛ)
    Plural
    Nominative चतस्रः
    cátasraḥ
    Vocative चतस्रः
    cátasraḥ
    Accusative चतस्रः
    cátasraḥ
    Instrumental चतसृभिः
    catasṛ́bhiḥ
    Dative चतसृभ्यः
    catasṛ́bhyaḥ
    Ablative चतसृभ्यः
    catasṛ́bhyaḥ
    Genitive चतसृणाम्
    catasṛṇā́m
    Locative चतसृषु
    catasṛ́ṣu
    Neuter root-stem declension of चतुर् (catúr)
    Plural
    Nominative चत्वारि
    catvā́ri
    Vocative चत्वारि
    cátvāri
    Accusative चत्वारि
    catvā́ri
    Instrumental चतुर्भिः
    catúrbhiḥ
    Dative चतुर्भ्यः
    catúrbhyaḥ
    Ablative चतुर्भ्यः
    catúrbhyaḥ
    Genitive चतुर्णाम्
    caturṇā́m
    Locative चतुर्षु
    catúrṣu

    Descendants

    All inherited descendants point to चत्वारस् (catvāras), the nominative plural form of चतुर् (catur).

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