patu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "patu"

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Māori patubor.

English patu

Borrowed from Māori patu (“beating, hitting; a club, a weapon”).

Noun

patu (plural patus)

1. A Maori club or pounder.

Anagrams

• APTU, Tupa, UATP, puta, tapu

Asturian

Noun

patu m (plural patos)

1. duck

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpatu]

Etymology 1

Noun

patu

1. accusative singular of pata

Etymology 2

Noun

patu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of pat

Estonian

Noun

patu

1. genitive singular of patt

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from patukka.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

patu (colloquial)

1. old hand

Declension

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

Further reading

• “patu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• tupa

Kambera

Etymology

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

Numeral

patu

1. four

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpatu/

Noun

patu

1. accusative/instrumental singular of pata

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *patu (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpatu/ [ˈpɐtʉ]

Verb

patu

1. to strike, to beat, to kill

Noun

patu

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

Derived terms

• kaipatu (“batsman”)
• patu ngaro (“flyswatter”)

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “patu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Mapudungun

Noun

patu (Raguileo spelling)

1. duck

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

patu

1. genitive singular of pat

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato.

Noun

patu

1. duck