எட்டு
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| 80[a], [b] | ||
| ← 7 | ௮ 8 |
9 → [a], [b], [c] |
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| Cardinal: எட்டு (eṭṭu) Ordinal: எட்டாவது (eṭṭāvatu), எட்டாம் (eṭṭām) Adjectival: எண் (eṇ), அஷ்ட (aṣṭa) Fractional: அரைக்கால் (araikkāl) | ||
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eṇṭṭu (“eight”). Cognate with Kannada ಎಂಟು (eṇṭu), Malayalam എട്ട് (eṭṭŭ), Telugu ఎన్మిది (enmidi).
False cognate of English eight, Prakrit 𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṭṭha) (both of which are derived from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw).
Alternative forms
[edit]- யெட்டு (yeṭṭu) — chiefly India, colloquial
Numeral
[edit]எட்டு • (eṭṭu)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | எட்டு eṭṭu |
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| vocative | எட்டே eṭṭē |
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| accusative | எட்டை eṭṭai |
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| dative | எட்டுக்கு eṭṭukku |
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| benefactive | எட்டுக்காக eṭṭukkāka |
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| genitive 1 | எட்டுடைய eṭṭuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | எட்டின் eṭṭiṉ |
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| locative 1 | எட்டில் eṭṭil |
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| locative 2 | எட்டிடம் eṭṭiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | எட்டோடு eṭṭōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | எட்டுடன் eṭṭuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | எட்டால் eṭṭāl |
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| ablative | எட்டிலிருந்து eṭṭiliruntu |
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See also
[edit]- எண் (eṇ) (adjective)
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Kannada ಎಟ್ಟು (eṭṭu), Malayalam [Term?] and Telugu ఎత్తు (ettu).
Verb
[edit]எட்டு • (eṭṭu) (transitive and intransitive)
- to extend, reach up to, stretch
- to come within reach, approach
- Synonym: கிட்டு (kiṭṭu)
- to be attained, realised, gained
- Synonym: அகப்படு (akappaṭu)
- to be within the mental grasp, within the powers of comprehension
- Synonym: புலப்படு (pulappaṭu)
- to spring, leap up or forward
- to be sufficient in length so as to reach, as a rope, the water in a well
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of எட்டு (eṭṭu)
Noun
[edit]- length, height [in dative]
- Synonym: நீளம் (nīḷam)
- the beginning or end point (of a street, field, etc)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | எட்டு eṭṭu |
- |
| vocative | எட்டே eṭṭē |
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| accusative | எட்டை eṭṭai |
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| dative | எட்டுக்கு eṭṭukku |
- |
| benefactive | எட்டுக்காக eṭṭukkāka |
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| genitive 1 | எட்டுடைய eṭṭuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | எட்டின் eṭṭiṉ |
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| locative 1 | எட்டில் eṭṭil |
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| locative 2 | எட்டிடம் eṭṭiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | எட்டோடு eṭṭōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | எட்டுடன் eṭṭuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | எட்டால் eṭṭāl |
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| ablative | எட்டிலிருந்து eṭṭiliruntu |
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References
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- Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Tamil lemmas
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- Tamil transitive verbs
- Tamil intransitive verbs
- Tamil verbs of conjugation 3
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- Kongu Tamil
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- ta:Eight
- ta:Size