adjectif numéral : quatre
masculin | neutre | féminin | |
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nominatif | cattāro (caturo) | cattāri | catasso |
accusatif | |||
instrumental | catuhi, catūhi (catubbhi) | ||
ablatif | |||
datif | catunnaṃ | ||
génitif | |||
locatif | catusu, catūsu |
catur, catu- in composition [Vedic catvārah (m.) catvāri (nt.) fr.*qǔetuor,*qǔetur=Gr.tέttares (hom.piζurQs),Lat.quattuor,Goth.fidwōr,Ohg.fior,Ags fēower,E.four; catasras (f.) fr.*qǔ(e)tru,cp.tisras.Also as adv.catur fr.*quetrus=Lat.quater & quadru°] base of numeral four; 1.As num.adj.Nom.& Acc.m.cattāro (Dh.109; J.III,51) and caturo (Sn.84,188),f.catasso (Sn.1122),nt.cattāri (Sn.227); Gen.m.catunnaṁ (Sn.p.102),[f.catassannaṁ]; Instr.catubbhi (Sn.229),catūhi (Sn.231) & catuhi; Loc.catūsu (J.I,262) & catusu.– 2.As num.adv.,catu° catur° in cpds.catuddasa (14),also through elision & reduction cuddasa PvA.55,283,etc.,cp.also cātuddasī.Catuvīsati (24) Sn.457; catusaṭṭhi (64) J.I,50; II,193; PvA.74; caturāsīti (84) usually with vassa-sahassāni J.I,137; II,311; Pv IV.77; DhA.II,58; PvA.9,31,254,etc.
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catur num. * pl. quatre — adv. catus quatre fois — n. cf. catvāri — f. cf. catasṛ || lat. quatuor ; fr. quatre.