apat

See also: apát, àpat, and ap-at

Bikol Central

Bikol Central numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: apat, kuwatro     Ordinal: ikaapat

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧pat
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpat/ [ʔaˈpat]

Numeral

apát (plural arapat, Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜆ᜔)

1. four

   Synonym: kuwatro

Derived terms

• apat na pulo
• kag-apat
• mag-apat
• makaapat

 

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: apat     Ordinal: kaapat

Etymology

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

Numeral

apat

1. four

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *apat, from Proto-Central Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat.

Numeral

apat

1. four

Finnish

Verb

apat

1. second-person singular present indicative of appaa

Anagrams

• pata, tapa

Hiligaynon

Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)

	40
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Cardinal: apat     Ordinal: ikap-at

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *apat, from Proto-Central Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapat/ [ˈʔa.pat]

Numeral

ápat

1. four

Kapampangan

Kapampangan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : apat     Ordinal : kapat

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapət/ [ˈäː.pət]

Numeral

ápat

1. four

Derived terms

• apat a pulu
• kapat
• labinapat

 

Kinaray-a

Kinaray-a cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : apat     Ordinal : ikap-at

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *apat, from Proto-Central Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapat/, [ˈʔa.pat]

Numeral

apat

1. four

Latin

Verb

apat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of apō

Ngaju

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat.

Numeral

apat

1. four

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈpat/

Numeral

apát

1. four

Swedish

Verb

apat

1. supine of apa

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: apat     Spanish cardinal: kuwatro     Ordinal: ikaapat, pang-apat     Spanish ordinal: kuwarta     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-4, pang-4     Adverbial: makaapat, makaipat     Multiplier: apat na ibayo     Distributive: tig-apat, apatan, apat-apat     Restrictive: aapat     Fractional: kapat, sangkapat, saikapat
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Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat. Doublet of ipat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔapat/ [ˈʔaː.pɐt̪̚]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -apat
• Syllabification: a‧pat

Numeral

apat (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜆ᜔)

1. four

   Synonyms: kuwatro, (obsolete) ipat, (obsolete) agyo

Usage notes

• To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with -ng enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate preposition, na, for a consonant.

  Isang saging, dalawang pinya

  One banana, two pineapples

  Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

  Four apples, six mangos

Derived terms

• apat-apat
• apatan
• apatin
• apatnapu
• apatnaraan
• ikaapat
• ikaapat na kapangyarihan
• ikaapatnapu
• labing-apat
• mag-apat
• makaapat
• pag-apatin
• pang-apat
• saikapat
• sangkapat
• sikapat
• tig-apat

 

Further reading

• “apat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sepat”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• pata, tapa

Yami

Yami cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : apat

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *a-əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat.

Numeral

apat

1. four