tatlo

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *tatlu, from Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu.

Numeral

tatlo

1. three

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *tatlu, from Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu.

Numeral

tatló

1. three

Hiligaynon

Hiligaynon numbers ^(edit)

	30
←  2	3	4  →
Cardinal: tatlo     Ordinal: ikatlo

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *tatlu, from Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tatˈlɔ/

Numeral

tátlo

1. three

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *tatlu, from Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu.

Numeral

tátlo

1. three

Kinaray-a

Kinaray-a cardinal numbers

<  2	3	4  >
Cardinal : tatlo     Ordinal : ikatlo

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *tatlu, from Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtatlo/, [ˈtat.lo]

Numeral

tatlo

1. three

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tatlo

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Philippine *tatlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu.

Numeral

tatlo

1. three

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
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 3

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *tatlu (compare Aklanon tatlo, Northern Catanduanes Bicolano tatlo, and Hiligaynon tatlo), from Proto-Philippine *tatlu (compare Bikol Central tulo, Cebuano tulo, Higaonon tatulo, Ilocano tallo, Maguindanao telu, Maranao telo, and Yami atlo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-təlu (compare Chamorro tulu, Fijian tolu, Javanese ꦠꦼꦭꦸ (telu), Malagasy telo, Malay telu, Maori toru, and Tetum tolu), from Proto-Austronesian *ta-təlu (compare Amis tolo, Rukai tulru, and Paiwan tjelu). Doublet of atlo and itlo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tatˈlo/ [t̪ɐt̪ˈl̪o]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: tat‧lo

Numeral

tatló (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ)

1. three

   Synonyms: tres, (obsolete) itlo, (obsolete) atlo, (obsolete) mampat

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

• animnapu't tatlo
• apatnapu't tatlo
• Banal na Santatlo
• dalawampu't tatlo
• ikalabintatlo
• ikatatlumpu
• ikatlo
• kamakatlo
• Katatluhan
• katlo
• labintatlo
• limampu't tatlo
• makatatlo
• pagtatatlo
• pagtatluhin
• panlabintatlo
• pangatlo
• pangatlong batis
• pangatlumpu
• Pista ng Tatlong Hari
• pitumpu't tatlo
• saikatlo
• Santatlo
• sangkatlo
• siyamnapu't tatlo
• tatatlo
• tatatluhin
• tatlo't wala
• tatlo-tatlo
• tatlo-tatluhan
• tatlong daan
• Tatlong Hari
• tatlong libo
• tatlong-baraha
• tatlong-baraha
• tatlong-didal
• tatlong-didal
• tatlong-kapat
• tatlong-palad
• Tatlonghari
• tatluhan
• tatluhin
• tatlumpu
• tatlumpu't anim
• tatlumpu't apat
• tatlumpu't dalawa
• tatlumpu't isa
• tatlumpu't lima
• tatlumpu't pito
• tatlumpu't siyam
• tatlumpu't tatlo
• tatlumpu't walo
• tatlumpuan
• tatlumpuin
• tatsiha
• tatsihaan
• tatsulok
• tigatlo
• tigtatatlo
• tumatlo
• tuntunin ng tatlo
• walumpu't tatlo

 

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