sikatulo

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: tuló     Spanish cardinal: tres     Ordinal: ikatuló     Adverbial: makatuló     Distributive: tuló-tuló     Fractional: sikatuló

Etymology

From sika- (“prefix denoting a number as denominator”) +‎ tulo (“three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪ikat̪ulo/, /s̪ikat̪ulɔ/
• Hyphenation: si‧ka‧tu‧lo

Numeral

sikatulo

1. third (denominator in a fraction)
2. shortened form of usa ka sikatulo;
   1. (rare) one third; 0.33..., ⅓

Usage notes

• The numerator is pertained by adding a numeral (as the numerator) then putting down the linker "ka" before the denominator.

  ‎sikatulo (“third (denominator)”) → ‎duha ka sikatulo (“two-thirds”)

• A mixed number is applied by adding a numeral (as the whole number) then followed by "ug" (meaning "and") before the non-mixed fraction.

  ‎lima ug + ‎duha ka sikatulo (“two-thirds”) → ‎lima ug duha ka sikatulo (“five and two-thirds”)

See also

• 1/3
• 2/3
• 3/3
• 4/3
• 5/3
• 6/3
• 7/3
• 8/3
• 9/3
• 10/3