itlo

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tatlo
    Spanish cardinal: tres
    Ordinal: ikatlo, ikatatlo, pangatlo
    Spanish ordinal: tersero, tersera
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-3, pang-3
    Adverbial: makatlo, makaitlo, makatatlo
    Multiplier: triple, tatlong ibayo
    Distributive: tigtatlo, tatluhan, tatlo-tatlo
    Restrictive: tatatlo
    Fractional: katlo, sangkatlo, saikatlo

Etymology

From metathesis from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Doublet of tatlo and atlo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔitˈlo/ [ʔɪt̪ˈl̪o]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: it‧lo

Numeral

itló (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. three
    Synonyms: tatlo, tres, (obsolete) atlo, (obsolete) mampat

Usage notes

  • Fr. San Buenaventura (1613) mentioned an ancient way of counting from one to four, which were: isa, alwa, atlo, and ipat.

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