kartefour
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From 1959 ITU proposals quarto and fow-er, from French quatre (Latin quartus) and NATO/ICAO four (pronounced "fow-er").
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kartefour
- (rare) (international standards) ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 4.
- Synonym: four (NATO/ICAO)
| ICAO/NATO | zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITU/IMO | nadazero | unaone | bissotwo | terrathree | kartefour | pantafive | soxisix | setteseven | oktoeight | novenine |
References
[edit]- ^ That is, with each syllable stressed. Analogy with other code words, which are all non-rhotic, suggests the R marks vowel quality. Final element like NATO/ICAO four. International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.