See also: patʉ and pātu-

English

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Etymology

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From Maori patu (beating, hitting; a club, a weapon).

Noun

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patu (plural patus)

  1. A Maori club or pounder.

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Asturian

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Noun

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patu m (plural patos)

  1. duck

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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patu

  1. accusative singular of pata

Etymology 2

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Noun

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patu

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of pat

Estonian

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patu

  1. genitive singular of patt

Finnish

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Etymology

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Possibly a back-formation from patukka.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑtu/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtu
  • Syllabification(key): pa‧tu

Noun

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patu (colloquial)

  1. old hand

Declension

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Inflection of patu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative patu patut
genitive patun patujen
partitive patua patuja
illative patuun patuihin
singular plural
nominative patu patut
accusative nom. patu patut
gen. patun
genitive patun patujen
partitive patua patuja
inessive patussa patuissa
elative patusta patuista
illative patuun patuihin
adessive patulla patuilla
ablative patulta patuilta
allative patulle patuille
essive patuna patuina
translative patuksi patuiksi
abessive patutta patuitta
instructive patuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of patu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative patuni patuni
accusative nom. patuni patuni
gen. patuni
genitive patuni patujeni
partitive patuani patujani
inessive patussani patuissani
elative patustani patuistani
illative patuuni patuihini
adessive patullani patuillani
ablative patultani patuiltani
allative patulleni patuilleni
essive patunani patuinani
translative patukseni patuikseni
abessive patuttani patuittani
instructive
comitative patuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative patusi patusi
accusative nom. patusi patusi
gen. patusi
genitive patusi patujesi
partitive patuasi patujasi
inessive patussasi patuissasi
elative patustasi patuistasi
illative patuusi patuihisi
adessive patullasi patuillasi
ablative patultasi patuiltasi
allative patullesi patuillesi
essive patunasi patuinasi
translative patuksesi patuiksesi
abessive patuttasi patuittasi
instructive
comitative patuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative patumme patumme
accusative nom. patumme patumme
gen. patumme
genitive patumme patujemme
partitive patuamme patujamme
inessive patussamme patuissamme
elative patustamme patuistamme
illative patuumme patuihimme
adessive patullamme patuillamme
ablative patultamme patuiltamme
allative patullemme patuillemme
essive patunamme patuinamme
translative patuksemme patuiksemme
abessive patuttamme patuittamme
instructive
comitative patuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative patunne patunne
accusative nom. patunne patunne
gen. patunne
genitive patunne patujenne
partitive patuanne patujanne
inessive patussanne patuissanne
elative patustanne patuistanne
illative patuunne patuihinne
adessive patullanne patuillanne
ablative patultanne patuiltanne
allative patullenne patuillenne
essive patunanne patuinanne
translative patuksenne patuiksenne
abessive patuttanne patuittanne
instructive
comitative patuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative patunsa patunsa
accusative nom. patunsa patunsa
gen. patunsa
genitive patunsa patujensa
partitive patuaan
patuansa
patujaan
patujansa
inessive patussaan
patussansa
patuissaan
patuissansa
elative patustaan
patustansa
patuistaan
patuistansa
illative patuunsa patuihinsa
adessive patullaan
patullansa
patuillaan
patuillansa
ablative patultaan
patultansa
patuiltaan
patuiltansa
allative patulleen
patullensa
patuilleen
patuillensa
essive patunaan
patunansa
patuinaan
patuinansa
translative patukseen
patuksensa
patuikseen
patuiksensa
abessive patuttaan
patuttansa
patuittaan
patuittansa
instructive
comitative patuineen
patuinensa

References

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  1. ^ Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)‎[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN

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Anagrams

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Kambera

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

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patu

  1. four

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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patu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of pata

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *patu (to strike).

Verb

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patu

  1. to strike, to beat, to kill

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patu

  1. beating, assault, killing
  2. weapon, club

Derived terms

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Mapudungun

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patu (Raguileo spelling)

  1. duck

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.tu/
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Syllabification: pa‧tu

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patu

  1. genitive singular of pat

Yogad

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pato.

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patu

  1. duck