Amata

See also: amata

English

Etymology

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

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
• Amy
• Amey
• Amie
• Amee
• amatory

Translations

wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia

• Portuguese: Amata f
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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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.

Case	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.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Amata f

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