four
English
/fɔː/, /fo(ː)ɹ/, /fɔɹ/, /fo(ː)ɹ/, /foə/, /foː/
numeral
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)
- Describing a set or group with four elements.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English four inherited from Old English fēower (four) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷetwṓr
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- May the Fourth English
- ball English
- bicycle English
- bike English
- fardel English
- farthing English
- figure English
- figure four English
- firkin English
- foot English
- four-legged English
- four-momentum English
- fourball English
- fourfold English
- fourfoldness English
- fourfooted English
- fourgram English
- fourhanded English
- fourhandedly English
- fourhandedness English
- fourish English
- fourling English
- fourness English
- fourpartite English
- fourpence English
- fourpenny English
- fourpennyworth English
- fourpiece English
- fourplay English
- fourplex English
- fourposter English
- fourscore English
- foursies English
- foursome English
- fourspine English
- foursquare English
- fourth English
- fourthly English
- fourthness English
- handed English
- legged English
- momentum English
- pence English
- penny English
- piece English
- play English
- poster English
- quad English
- quad bike English
- quadbiking English
- quatre English
- score English
- spine English
- square English
- tetra- English
- quadriennis Latin
- quadriformis Latin
- quadrigeminus Latin
- quadriiugis Latin
- quadriiugus Latin
- quadripartio Latin
- quadrivium Latin
- quattuor Latin
- tessellatus Latin
- tessera Latin
- Vierbeiner German
- Vierer German
- Vierklang German
- Vierling German
- Viertel German
- Viertürer German
- Vierzylinder German
- vier German
- vierarmig German
- vierbeinig German
- vierdimensional German
- vierfach German
- vierflächig German
- vierfüßig German
- vierjährig German
- vierköpfig German
- viermal German
- vierminütig German
- viermonatig German
- viermotorig German
- vierprozentig German
- vierseitig German
- viersitzig German
- viersprachig German
- vierstellig German
- vierstrahlig German
- vierstöckig German
- vierstündig German
- vierteilig German
- viertägig German
- viertürig German
- vierundachtzig German
- vierundneunzig German
- vierwertig German
- vierwöchig German
- vierzeilig German
- vierzig German
- quattro Italian
- tetra- Italian
- quatrain French
- quatre French
- quatrième French
- тетра- Russian
- четы́ре Russian
- четырежды Russian
- cuatro Spanish, Castilian
- tetraóxido Spanish, Castilian
- τέρας Ancient Greek
- τέσσαρες Ancient Greek
- τέτταρες Ancient Greek
- *kʷetwóres Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷetwṓr Proto-Indo-European
- quarto Portuguese
- quatro Portuguese
- tetra- Portuguese
- *fedwōr Proto-Germanic
- フォー Japanese
- フォース Japanese
- fire Norwegian Nynorsk
- feowerfeald Old English
- feōwer Old English
- fēower Old English
- चतुर् Sanskrit
- चातुर्मास्य Sanskrit
- ferthe Middle English
- four Middle English
- fourfold Middle English
- fourtene Middle English
- fourthe Middle English
- fjórir Old Norse
- fjórutigi Old Norse
- fire Danish
- catre Old French
- quatre Old French
- fjórir Icelandic
- चार Hindi
- patru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- چهار Persian
- چهارشنبه Persian
- چهارصد Persian
- fior Old High German
- fýra Faroese
- catur Malay
- vier Middle High German
- 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 Gothic
- 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽 Gothic
- *feuwar gmw-pro
- viuwar Old Dutch
- quatro Old Portuguese
- vêr Middle Low German
- catur Pali
- viare Cimbrian
- viarte Cimbrian
- ચાર Gujarati
- *čatwā́ras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- patru Aromanian
- vier Alemannic German
- fiurir Old Swedish
- *kʷettwōr Proto-Italic
- quater Romansh
- quatter Romansh
- cuatro Asturian
- cuatri Friulian
- *ćatwā́ras Proto-Indo-Aryan
- catre Old Occitan
- quatre Old Occitan
- چار Urdu
- fiuwer Old Frisian
- fiūwer Old Frisian
- veer German Low German
- quattru Sicilian
- 𐭰𐭤𐭥 Middle Persian
- quatro Venetian
- degfol Volapük
- fol Volapük
- foldil Volapük
- folid Volapük
- foltum Volapük
- folul Volapük
- kuater Papiamentu
- foa Tok Pisin
- fopela Tok Pisin
- 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
- quàttro Ligurian
- *čatwā́rah Proto-Iranian
- *čaθwā́rah Proto-Iranian
- viar Mòcheno
- kat Haitian, Haitian Creole
- kuárta Kabuverdianu
- kuátu Kabuverdianu
- vier Pennsylvania German
- kat Mauritian Creole
- fyrætiughæ Old Danish
- fo Sranan Tongo
- śtar Romani
- cater Ladin
- *𑀘𑀉𑀟 Ashokan Prakrit
- bator Sardinian
- quatro Istriot
- *kʷétwores Proto-Hellenic
- quattru Corsican
- чор Tajik
- cuatro Aragonese
- kat Louisiana Creole French
- ژور Pashto, Pushto
- fyra Elfdalian
- चार Nepali
- kuatru Guinea-Bissau Creole
- quatro Mirandese
- цыппар Ossetian, Ossetic
- fo Fanagalo
- چوار Central Kurdish
- ꠌꠣꠁꠞ Sylheti
- quatr Piedmontese
- fo Bislama
- ଚାରି Oriya
- හතර Sinhala, Sinhalese
- fyre Norn
- påtru Istro-Romanian
- fyder Crimean Gothic
- چار Khowar
- sair Rohingya
- 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
- patru Megleno-Romanian
- چار Sindhi
- štares Domari
- gádürü Garifuna
- čur Savi
- quad
- bike
- foot
- ball
- play
- pence
- spine
- piece
- penny
- score
- fourth
- handed
- quatre
- tetra-
- square
- figure
- firkin
- poster
- fardel
- legged
- fourish
- bicycle
- fourling
- fourball
- farthing
- foursies
- foursome
- fourplay
- fourplex
- momentum
- fourfold
- fourgram
- fourness
- fourthly
- fourpence
- fourpiece
- quad bike
- fourpenny
- fourscore
- fourspine
- fourthness
- foursquare
- fourfooted
- fourhanded
- fourposter
- quadbiking
- figure four
- four-legged
- fourpartite
- fourfoldness
- fourhandedly
- four-momentum
- fourpennyworth
- fourhandedness
- May the Fourth