pato

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pato"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato (literally “duck”), since it was originally played with a live duck inside a basket instead of a ball.

Noun

pato (uncountable)

1. The national sport of Argentina, a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball.

Anagrams

• POTA, atop

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpato/ [ˈpa.to]
• Hyphenation: pa‧to

Noun

páto (Basahan spelling ᜉᜆᜓ)

1. duck

   Synonym: itik

See also

• naga

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈpato/ [ˈpa.t̪o]

Noun

páto (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜓ)

1. a duck; any member of the ducks form taxon in the family "Anatidae"

   Synonym: itik

Anagrams

• atop, otap, tapo, taop

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato.

Noun

pato

1. duck

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pato (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpato/, [ˈpa.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: pa‧to

Noun

pato

1. duck

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpato]

Noun

pato f

1. vocative singular of pata

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin patella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpato]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: pa‧to

Noun

pato (accusative singular paton, plural patoj, accusative plural patojn)

1. pan

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pada-w. Cognates include Erzya падо (pado).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑto/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑto
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧to

Noun

pato

1. dam, dike

Declension

Inflection of pato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		pato	padot
genitive		padon	patojen
partitive		patoa	patoja
illative		patoon	patoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pato	padot
accusative	nom.	pato	padot
	gen.	padon
genitive		padon	patojen
partitive		patoa	patoja
inessive		padossa	padoissa
elative		padosta	padoista
illative		patoon	patoihin
adessive		padolla	padoilla
ablative		padolta	padoilta
allative		padolle	padoille
essive		patona	patoina
translative		padoksi	padoiksi
abessive		padotta	padoitta
instructive		—	padoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pato (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patoni patoni accusative nom. patoni patoni gen. patoni genitive patoni patojeni partitive patoani patojani inessive padossani padoissani elative padostani padoistani illative patooni patoihini adessive padollani padoillani ablative padoltani padoiltani allative padolleni padoilleni essive patonani patoinani translative padokseni padoikseni abessive padottani padoittani instructive — — comitative — patoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patosi patosi accusative nom. patosi patosi gen. patosi genitive patosi patojesi partitive patoasi patojasi inessive padossasi padoissasi elative padostasi padoistasi illative patoosi patoihisi adessive padollasi padoillasi ablative padoltasi padoiltasi allative padollesi padoillesi essive patonasi patoinasi translative padoksesi padoiksesi abessive padottasi padoittasi instructive — — comitative — patoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patomme patomme accusative nom. patomme patomme gen. patomme genitive patomme patojemme partitive patoamme patojamme inessive padossamme padoissamme elative padostamme padoistamme illative patoomme patoihimme adessive padollamme padoillamme ablative padoltamme padoiltamme allative padollemme padoillemme essive patonamme patoinamme translative padoksemme padoiksemme abessive padottamme padoittamme instructive — — comitative — patoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patonne patonne accusative nom. patonne patonne gen. patonne genitive patonne patojenne partitive patoanne patojanne inessive padossanne padoissanne elative padostanne padoistanne illative patoonne patoihinne adessive padollanne padoillanne ablative padoltanne padoiltanne allative padollenne padoillenne essive patonanne patoinanne translative padoksenne padoiksenne abessive padottanne padoittanne instructive — — comitative — patoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative patonsa patonsa accusative nom. patonsa patonsa gen. patonsa genitive patonsa patojensa partitive patoaan patoansa patojaan patojansa inessive padossaan padossansa padoissaan padoissansa elative padostaan padostansa padoistaan padoistansa illative patoonsa patoihinsa adessive padollaan padollansa padoillaan padoillansa ablative padoltaan padoltansa padoiltaan padoiltansa allative padolleen padollensa padoilleen padoillensa essive patonaan patonansa patoinaan patoinansa translative padokseen padoksensa padoikseen padoiksensa abessive padottaan padottansa padoittaan padoittansa instructive — — comitative — patoineen patoinensa

Derived terms

• padota
• Patola
• patouma

 

compounds

• gravitaatiopato
• holvipato
• hyydepato
• jokipato
• jääpato
• kynnyspato
• lapinpato
• lohipato
• louhepato
• maapato
• majavapato
• myllypato
• patoallas
• patoaukko
• patojärvi
• patokaava
• patokalastus
• Patokoski
• patolaite
• patolampi
• patolevy
• patopaine
• Patosalmi
• pengerpato
• pohjapato
• rantapato
• suojapato
• säännöstelypato
• tulvapato
• työpato
• voimalaitospato
• vyöhykemaapato
• ylivuotopato

 

Further reading

• “pato”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• paot

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pato (13th century, Alfonso X), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpato/ [ˈpa.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: pa‧to

Noun

pato m (plural patos, feminine pata, feminine plural patas)

1. duck; drake

   Synonyms: lavanco, parro, parrulo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pato”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pato”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pato”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pato”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pato”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato (“duck”).

Noun

pato

1. duck

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato (“duck”).

Noun

pato

1. duck

See also

• bibe
• itik

 

Niuean

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.to/, [ˈpɐto]
• Hyphenation: pa‧to

Noun

pato

1. duck

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pato (“duck”), from Andalusian Arabic بَطّ (paṭṭ), from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ, “duck”), from Persian بت (bat, “duck”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish pato and Swahili bata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tu/

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: pa‧to

Noun

pato m (plural patos, feminine pata, feminine plural patas)

1. duck
2. (specifically) drake (male duck)
3. (Brazil, figuratively) a naïve person

Derived terms

• patinho

 

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: patu
• → Tok Pisin: pato

Romani

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian pat (“bed”).

Noun

pato m (plural patura)

1. bed

Samoan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pato (“duck”). Cognate of Tagalog pato.

Noun

pato

1. duck

Derived terms

• tamai pato (duckling)

 

Spanish

Pato (duck)

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بَّطّ (paṭṭ), from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ, “duck”), from Persian بت (bat, “duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpato/ [ˈpa.t̪o]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: pa‧to

Noun

pato m (plural patos, feminine pata, feminine plural patas)

1. duck, drake

   Synonym: ánade

   Hypernym: anseriforme

   Coordinate terms: ánsar, barnacla, cisne, ganso, oca, porrón, serreta

2. (vulgar, slang, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Puerto Rico) homosexual, faggot

   Synonyms: marica, marico, maricón, puto

Hyponyms

• pato acollarado
• pato almizclero
• pato arcoíris
• pato arlequín
• pato barcino
• pato brasileño
• pato calvo
• pato carretero
• pato castaño
• pato coacoxtle
• pato coacoxtle
• pato colorado
• pato crestón
• pato criollo
• pato cuaresmeño
• pato cucharo
• pato cuervo
• pato de mar
• pato de monte
• pato de torrente
• pato enmascarado
• pato escuecilargo
• pato espátula
• pato espinoso
• pato friso
• pato güire
• pato joyuyo
• pato lilo
• pato malibú
• pato overo
• pato pechiblanco
• pato picazo
• pato pinto
• pato pisingo
• pato puna
• pato rinconero
• pato rojizo
• pato serrucho
• pato silbador
• pato tejano
• pato tripoca
• pato yuyo

 

Derived terms

• agarrar de pato
• al agua, patos
• cola de pato
• flor de pato
• hacerse el pato
• pagar el pato
• patito, patico (diminutives)
• pato mandarín
• patoso
• patudo

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: pato
• → Cahuilla: paat
• → Cebuano: pato
• → Chamicuro: pato
• → Chavacano: pato
• → Classical Nahuatl: patox
• → Cora: puáatu
• → English: pato
• → Hiligaynon: patu
• → Karao: pato
• → Oluta Popoluca: pa̱tu
• → O'odham: pa꞉do
• → Papantla Totonac: pá̱tux
• → Samoan: pato
• → San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: copáto
• → Tagalog: pato
  • → Tausug: patu'
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öpöto
• → Tokelauan: pato
• → Waray-Waray: pato
• → Ye'kwana: jatu, jaatu

See also

• paro
• paso
• pata
• peto
• pito
• poto
• puto

Further reading

• “pato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Swahili

Etymology

From -pata (“to get”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

pato (ma class, plural mapato)

1. acquisition
2. achievement
3. income, earning

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pato (“duck”), from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ, “duck”), from Persian بت (bat, “duck”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpato/ [ˈpaː.t̪o], (nonstandard) /ˈpatoʔ/ [ˈpaː.t̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -ato, (nonstandard) -atoʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧to

Noun

pato or patò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓ)

1. duck

Descendants

• → Tausug: patu'

See also

• baliwis
• bibe
• itik

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpatoʔ/ [ˈpaː.t̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -atoʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧to

Noun

patò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓ)

1. playing piece (in games such as tantsing).

Derived terms

• pamato

 

Further reading

• “pato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• otap

Tahitian

Verb

pato

1. break out

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pato.

Noun

pato

1. duck

Derived terms

• pato man

 

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t̪o/

Verb

pato

1. (transitive) to strike (with an instrument)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pato (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tapato	mapato	apato
2nd person		napato	fapato
3rd person	inanimate	ipato	dapato
	animate
imperative		napato, pato	fapato, pato

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[3], Pacific linguistics