पात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पात्र (pā́tra).
Cognate with Irish ól, and Italian poculo.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [päːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Noun

पात्र • (pātra) m

1. cup, goblet, glass; container

   कचरा पात्र ― kacrā pātra ― garbage container

2. actor; character (in a work)
3. (in compounds) the worthy recipient

Declension

Declension of पात्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पात्र pātra	पात्र pātra
oblique	पात्र pātra	पात्रों pātrõ
vocative	पात्र pātra	पात्रो pātro

Derived terms

• के पात्र (ke pātra)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “पात्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *páHtram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páHtram, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom (“instrument for drinking”), from *peh₃- (“to drink”). Cognate with Latin pōculum (“drinking cup”), Old Irish ól (“act of drinking”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑ́ːt̪.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːt̪.ɾɐ/

Noun

पात्र • (pā́tra) n

1. a drinking vessel, goblet, bowl, cup, dish, pot, plate, utensil &c., any vessel or receptacle
2. an actor or an actor's part or character in a play

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पात्र (pā́tra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पात्रम् pā́tram	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्राणि / पात्रा¹ pā́trāṇi / pā́trā¹
Vocative	पात्र pā́tra	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्राणि / पात्रा¹ pā́trāṇi / pā́trā¹
Accusative	पात्रम् pā́tram	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्राणि / पात्रा¹ pā́trāṇi / pā́trā¹
Instrumental	पात्रेण pā́treṇa	पात्राभ्याम् pā́trābhyām	पात्रैः / पात्रेभिः¹ pā́traiḥ / pā́trebhiḥ¹
Dative	पात्राय pā́trāya	पात्राभ्याम् pā́trābhyām	पात्रेभ्यः pā́trebhyaḥ
Ablative	पात्रात् pā́trāt	पात्राभ्याम् pā́trābhyām	पात्रेभ्यः pā́trebhyaḥ
Genitive	पात्रस्य pā́trasya	पात्रयोः pā́trayoḥ	पात्राणाम् pā́trāṇām
Locative	पात्रे pā́tre	पात्रयोः pā́trayoḥ	पात्रेषु pā́treṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: पात्र (pātra)