abata

See also: Abata, abatā, and abatą

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abata/ [a.β̞a.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ta

Noun

abata inan

1. (Northern) treestand
2. stool pigeon

Declension

Declension of abata (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abata	abata	abatak
ergative	abatak	abatak	abatek
dative	abatari	abatari	abatei
genitive	abataren	abataren	abaten
comitative	abatarekin	abatarekin	abatekin
causative	abatarengatik	abatarengatik	abatengatik
benefactive	abatarentzat	abatarentzat	abatentzat
instrumental	abataz	abataz	abatez
inessive	abatatan	abatan	abatetan
locative	abatatako	abatako	abatetako
allative	abatatara	abatara	abatetara
terminative	abatataraino	abataraino	abatetaraino
directive	abatatarantz	abatarantz	abatetarantz
destinative	abatatarako	abatarako	abatetarako
ablative	abatatatik	abatatik	abatetatik
partitive	abatarik	—	—
prolative	abatatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• abatari

 

Further reading

• “abata”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “abata”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

From abato (“abbot”) +‎ -a (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈbata]

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ta

Adjective

abata (accusative singular abatan, plural abataj, accusative plural abatajn)

1. abbatial; belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess

Galician

Verb

abata

1. inflection of abater:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.ta/
• Rhymes: -abata
• Hyphenation: à‧ba‧ta

Noun

abata m pl

1. plural of abaton

Latvian

Noun

abata m

1. genitive singular of abats

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -atɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈba.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈba.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈba.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈba.tɐ/ [ɐˈβa.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ta

Verb

abata

1. inflection of abater:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbata/ [aˈβ̞a.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ta

Verb

abata

1. inflection of abatir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Yoruba

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ bàtà (“ideophone representing something heavy and thick”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.bà.tà/

Noun

àbàtà

1. marshy or swampy area; swamp
2. mud

   Synonyms: ẹrọ̀fọ̀, ẹrẹ̀, pọ̀tọ̀pọ́tọ̀