English
Etymology
From Maori patu (“beating, hitting; a club, a weapon”).
Noun
patu (plural patus)
- A Maori club or pounder.
Anagrams
Asturian
Noun
patu m (plural patos)
- duck
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
patu
- accusative singular of pata
Etymology 2
Noun
patu
- genitive/dative/locative singular of pat
Estonian
Noun
patu
- genitive singular of patt
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly a back-formation from patukka.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑtu/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑtu
- Syllabification(key): pa‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): pa‧tu
Noun
patu (colloquial)
- 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.
|
| 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
- ^ Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN
Further reading
Anagrams
Kambera
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Numeral
patu
- four
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
patu
- accusative/instrumental singular of pata
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *patu (“to strike”).
Verb
patu
- to strike, to beat, to kill
Noun
patu
- beating, assault, killing
- weapon, club
Derived terms
- kaipatu (“batsman”)
- patu ngaro (“flyswatter”)
Further reading
- “patu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mapudungun
Noun
patu (Raguileo spelling)
- duck
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.tu/
- Rhymes: -atu
- Syllabification: pa‧tu
Noun
patu
- genitive singular of pat
Yogad
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pato.
Noun
patu
- duck