-pata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pata"

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpa.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpa.ta]

Suffix

-pata

1. -path

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -pata

homeòpata

osteòpata

psicòpata

sociòpata

Related terms

• -patia
• pato-

Further reading

• “-pata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Suffix

-pata

1. -path

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -pata

omeopata

osteopata

Related terms

• -patia

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der.

Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos)der.

Polish -pata

Derived from Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: -pa‧ta

Suffix

-pata m pers

1. -path, denoting a specialist

   ‎alo- + ‎-pata → ‎alopata

2. -path, denoting someone suffering from something

   ‎meteoro- + ‎-pata → ‎meteoropata

Declension

Declension of -pata

	singular	plural
nominative	-pata	-paci/-paty (deprecative)
genitive	-paty	-patów
dative	-pacie	-patom
accusative	-patę	-patów
instrumental	-patą	-patami
locative	-pacie	-patach
vocative	-pato	-paci

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -pata

alopata

See also

• -patia

Further reading

• -pata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐ/

Suffix

-pata m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -patas)

1. -path

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -pata

cardiopata

ludopata

psicopata

sociopata

Related terms

• -patia

Further reading

• “-pata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “-pata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pata/ [pa.t̪a]
• Syllabification: -pa‧ta

Suffix

-pata m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -patas)

1. -path

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -pata

cardiópata

ludópata

psicópata

sexópata

sociópata

Related terms

• -patía

Further reading

• “‒́pata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025