Amata

See also: amata

Translingual

Amata nigricornis.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amāta.

Proper noun

Amata f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – clade; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Arctiinae – subfamily; Syntomini – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amata passalis (sandalwood defoliator) – type species

Descendants

• → Arabic: عَمَّاتَة (ʕammāta)

References

• Amata (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Amata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From Latin amāta (“loved, beloved”); feminine perfect passive participle of amāre (“love”). It can also be interpreted as the feminine form of the saint's name Amātus.

Proper noun

Amata (plural Amatas)

1. A female given name from Latin; always rare in English.
2. (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia.

Related terms

• Aimee
• amatory
• Amee
• Amey
• Amie
• Amy

Translations

wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia

• Portuguese: Amata f

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.ta/
• Homophone: amata
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: A‧mà‧ta

Proper noun

Amata m or f by sense

1. a surname

Related terms

• Amati
• Amato
• D'Amato

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]
• Amato (cognome) § Varianti on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Proper noun

Amata m or f by sense

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Amato

Further reading

• Amata (nome) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Latin

Etymology

From amāta, feminine form of amātus (“beloved”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈmaː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈmaː.ta]

Proper noun

Amāta f sg (genitive Amātae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and mother of Lavinia.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Amāta
genitive	Amātae
dative	Amātae
accusative	Amātam
ablative	Amātā
vocative	Amāta

References

• “Amata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Amata”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.tɐ/

Proper noun

Amata f

1. (Roman mythology) Amata (wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia)