चतुर्

Pali

Alternative forms

Numeral

चतुर् (catur)

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

Declension

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 ४
4
5  → 
    Cardinal: चतुर् (catur)
    Ordinal: चतुर्थ (caturtha), तुरीय (turīya)
    Adverbial: चतुस् (catus)

Alternative scripts

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 • (cátur)

  1. (cardinal numbers) four

Declension

Masculine declension
Nom. sg. —
Gen. sg. —
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative — — चत्वारः (catvāraḥ)
Vocative — — चत्वारः (catvāraḥ)
Accusative — — चतुरः (caturaḥ)
Instrumental — — चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ)
Dative — — चतुर्भ्यः (caturbhyaḥ)
Ablative — — चतुर्भ्यः (caturbhyaḥ)
Genitive — — चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām)
Locative — — चतुर्षु (caturṣu)
Feminine declension
Nom. sg. —
Gen. sg. —
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative — — चतस्रः (catasraḥ)
Vocative — — चतस्रः (catasraḥ)
Accusative — — चतस्रः (catasraḥ)
Instrumental — — चतसृभिः (catasṛbhiḥ)
Dative — — चतसृभ्यः (catasṛbhyaḥ)
Ablative — — चतसृभ्यः (catasṛbhyaḥ)
Genitive — — चतसृणाम् (catasṛṇām)
Locative — — चतसृषु (catasṛṣu)
Neuter declension
Nom. sg. —
Gen. sg. —
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative — — चत्वारि (catvāri)
Vocative — — चत्वारि (catvāri)
Accusative — — चत्वारि (catvāri)
Instrumental — — चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ)
Dative — — चतुर्भ्यः (caturbhyaḥ)
Ablative — — चतुर्भ्यः (caturbhyaḥ)
Genitive — — चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām)
Locative — — चतुर्षु (caturṣu)

Descendants

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

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