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catutthaṁ

catuttha

adjective, accusative singular neuter of catuttha (ordinal numeral)

1. fourth
2. the fourth (thing or person)

Built from

• catu — root · four
  Cardinal numeral; cognate with Sanskrit catvāri, Latin quattuor, English four. All descend from Indo-European *kwetwor-.
• -ttha — ending · ordinal suffix
  Forms ordinal adjectives (first, second, third, fourth, etc.). The -ttha derives from an old instrumental case formation used attributively.

Analysis. catu- "four" + -ttha ordinal suffix, parallel to Sanskrit caturtha. The -ttha ending derives from the instrumental *-stha.

Etymology. From catu (four), a primary numeral related to Sanskrit catvāri and Latin quattuor (also English "four"). The ordinal formation -ttha is an old instrumental development.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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