चतुर्

Pali

Alternative forms

Numeral

चतुर् (catur)

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

Declension

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3
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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