four
Middle English
/ˈføːwər/, /ˈfɔur/
numeral
Definitions
- four
Etymology
Inherited from Old English feōwer inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (four).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷetwóres
Gloss
four
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
四
Emoji
🍀 🕓️ 🕟️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- figure four English
- four English
- four-legged English
- four-momentum English
- fourball English
- fourfold English
- fourfooted English
- fourgram English
- fourhanded English
- fourish English
- fourling English
- fourness English
- fourpartite English
- fourpence English
- fourpenny English
- fourpiece English
- fourplay English
- fourplex English
- fourposter English
- fourscore English
- foursies English
- foursome English
- fourspine English
- foursquare English
- fourteen English
- fourth English
- quad bike English
- quadrātus Latin
- quadrō Latin
- quater Latin
- quattuor Latin
- quārtus Latin
- τέσσαρες Ancient Greek
- τέτταρες Ancient Greek
- τετράς Ancient Greek
- *kʷetwóres Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷetwṓr Proto-Indo-European
- *fedwōr Proto-Germanic
- *feþur- Proto-Germanic
- フォー Japanese
- feowerfeald Old English
- feōwer Old English
- fēorþa Old English
- fēower Old English
- fēowertēne Old English
- fēowertīene Old English
- चतुर Sanskrit
- चतुर् Sanskrit
- ferthe Middle English
- ferthing Middle English
- fourtene Middle English
- fower Middle English
- fjórir Old Norse
- *četyre Proto-Slavic
- fior Old High German
- չորք Old Armenian
- quar Ido
- 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 Gothic
- *feuwar gmw-pro
- viuwar Old Dutch
- *kʷetesres Proto-Celtic
- *kʷetwares Proto-Celtic
- *kʷetwr̥es Proto-Celtic
- *čatwā́ras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kʷettwōr Proto-Italic
- fiuwer Old Frisian
- fiūwer Old Frisian
- fol Volapük
- foa Tok Pisin
- fopela Tok Pisin
- *ketur- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- śwerppewä Tocharian B
- fo Sranan Tongo
- *kʷétwores Proto-Hellenic
- fo Fanagalo
- *ś(ä)twer Proto-Tocharian
- fo Bislama
- keturjāi Old Prussian
- fyder Crimean Gothic
- 𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌖𐌓 Umbrian
- *kʷtwr̥- Proto-Armenian
- petranioi Lusitanian