at

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English at (“at, toward”), from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *ata, *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *ad (“to, near, by”). Cognate with North Frisian et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”).

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[edit] Preposition

at

  1. In or very near a particular place.
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 4
      (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.
    At that precise position, at Jim’s house.
  2. (indicating time) Simultaneous.
    At six o’clock, at closing time.
  3. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
    He threw the ball at me, he shouted at her.
  4. Occupied in (activity).
    Men at work.
  5. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
    Sell at 90.
    Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.
    I'm offering it - just to select customers - at cost.

[edit] Usage notes

  • He threw the ball to me — (so I could catch it).
  • He threw the ball at me — (trying to hit me with it).
  • He talked to her — (conversationally).
  • He shouted at her — (aggressively).

[edit] Translations

in or very near a particular place
indicating time
in the direction of

[edit] Noun

at (plural ats)

  1. the @ symbol.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Conjunction

at

  1. that

[edit] Particle

at

  1. to (infinitive-marker)
    Det er menneskeligt at fejle.
    To err is human.

[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Verb

at

  1. singular past indicative of eten.
  2. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of atten.
  3. imperative of atten.

[edit] Faroese

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at (+ dative)

  1. at, towards, to

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at

  1. that

[edit] Particle

at

  1. to (A particle used to mark the following verb as an infinitive.)
At lyfta. (To lift)

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at

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍄

[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish att.

[edit] Noun

at m.

  1. swelling

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative at atanna
Vocative a ait a atanna
Genitive ait atanna
Dative at atanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-at na hatanna
Genitive an ait na n-atanna
Dative leis an at

don at

 leis na hatanna

[edit] Verb

at

  1. to swell
  2. to bloat

[edit] Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)
singular plural autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present ataim atann tú;
atair†		 atann sé, sí ataimid atann sibh atann siad;
ataid†		 atar
past d'at mé;
d'atas†		 d'at tú;
d'atais†		 d'at sé, sí d'atamar d'at sibh;
d'atabhair†		 d'at siad;
d'atadar†		 atadh
future atfaidh mé;
atfad†		 atfaidh tú;
atfair†		 atfaidh sé, sí atfaimid;
atfam†		 atfaidh sibh atfaidh siad;
atfaid†		 atfar
past habitual d'atainn d'atá d'atadh sé, sí d'ataimis d'atadh sibh d'ataidís d'ataí
imperative ataim at atadh sé, sí ataimis ataigí ataidís atar
conditional d'atfainn d'atfá d'atfadh sé, sí d'atfaimis d'atfadh sibh d'atfaidís d'atfaí
subjunctive present ata mé;
atad†		 ata tú;
atair†		 ata sé, sí ataimid ata sibh ata siad;
ataid†		 atar
past atainn atá atadh sé, sí ataimis atadh sibh ataidís ataí
verbal noun at
past participle ata

† Dialect form

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[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h prefix with t- prefix
at n-at hat t-at
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

[edit] Latin

[edit] Conjunction

at

  1. but, yet

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Conjunction

at

  1. that

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

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at

  1. that

[edit] Pipil

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Nahuan *ātla, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paha. Cognate to Nahuatl atl.

[edit] Noun

at

  1. water

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[edit] Verb

at (present participle form at, also atadh)

  1. to swell, fester, puff up

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آت (at).

[edit] Noun

at m. (Cyrillic spelling ат)

  1. steed
  2. Arabian (horse)

[edit] Declension

    declension of at
singular plural
nominative at ati / atovi / atlari
genitive ata ata / atova / atlara
dative atu atima / atovima / atlarima
accusative ata ate / atove / atlare
vocative ate ati / atovi / atlari
locative atu atima / atovima / atlarima
instrumental atom atima / atovima / atlarima

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[edit] Tagalog

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[edit] Conjunction

at

  1. And.

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English heart.

[edit] Noun

at

  1. heart

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Turkic at, from Proto-Turkic *at, *ăt (“horse”).

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[edit] Noun

at (definite accusative atı, plural atlar)

  1. horse
  2. knight (chess)

[edit] Declension

declension of at
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) at atlar
definite accusative (belirtme) atı atları
dative (yönelme) ata atlara
locative (bulunma) atta atlarda
ablative (çıkma) attan atlardan
genitive (tamlayan) atın atların

[edit] Turkmen

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[edit] Noun

at

  1. horse

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[edit] Noun

at

  1. name

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Determiner

at

  1. (demonstrative) this

[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Conjunction

at

  1. if

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