ata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

Albanian

Etymology

From the accusative Proto-Albanian *a-ta, compound of proclitic particle a and demonstrative ta, from Proto-Indo-European *tons, accusative plural of *tód m (“that (one)”) (compare Latin istud, English that).

Older and dialectal varieties retain ablative asish, acish, from a + Proto-Albanian *tsj(a)isu, from *ḱjoisu, locative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this (one)”) (compare English he).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta/

Pronoun

ata m pl (accusative ata, dative atyre, ablative atyre)

1. they

ata (accusative ata, dative atij, ablative (a)tij)

1. (archaic) it

Declension

forms of ata

	ata (3rd person masculine plural)
nominative	ata
ablative	atyre / tyre
	full form	clitic
accusative	ata	i
dative	atyre	u
	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
	i tyre	i tyri

See also

Albanian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		unë	ne
2nd person		ti	ju
3rd person	masculine	ai	ata
	feminine	ajo	ato

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Asturian

Verb

ata

1. third-person singular present indicative of atar
2. second-person singular imperative of atar

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		ата
Perso-Arabic		آتا‎

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata / *ete. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰀‎ (t¹a /ata/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈtɑ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

ata (definite accusative atanı, plural atalar)

1. father

   Synonyms: (colloquial) dədə, (informal) papa

   Hyponyms: valideyn (“parent”), ata-ana (“parents”)

   Coordinate term: ana (“mother”)

Declension

Declension of ata
	singular	plural
nominative	ata	atalar
definite accusative	atanı	ataları
dative	ataya	atalara
locative	atada	atalarda
ablative	atadan	atalardan
definite genitive	atanın	ataların

Possessive forms of ata
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atam	atalarım
sənin (“your”)	atan	ataların
onun (“his/her/its”)	atası	ataları
bizim (“our”)	atamız	atalarımız
sizin (“your”)	atanız	atalarınız
onların (“their”)	atası or ataları	ataları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamı	atalarımı
sənin (“your”)	atanı	atalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasını	atalarını
bizim (“our”)	atamızı	atalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	atanızı	atalarınızı
onların (“their”)	atasını or atalarını	atalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atama	atalarıma
sənin (“your”)	atana	atalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasına	atalarına
bizim (“our”)	atamıza	atalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	atanıza	atalarınıza
onların (“their”)	atasına or atalarına	atalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamda	atalarımda
sənin (“your”)	atanda	atalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasında	atalarında
bizim (“our”)	atamızda	atalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	atanızda	atalarınızda
onların (“their”)	atasında or atalarında	atalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamdan	atalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	atandan	atalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasından	atalarından
bizim (“our”)	atamızdan	atalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	atanızdan	atalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	atasından or atalarından	atalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	atamın	atalarımın
sənin (“your”)	atanın	atalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	atasının	atalarının
bizim (“our”)	atamızın	atalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	atanızın	atalarınızın
onların (“their”)	atasının or atalarının	atalarının

Further reading

• “ata” in Obastan.com.

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Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈta/

Noun

atá

1. rice bran

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/

Interjection

atà

1. (Naga) I told you already!

   Synonym: bata

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Tagalog yata.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/

Adverb

atà

1. perhaps

   Synonyms: tibaad, baka, seguro

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/, [ˈʔat̪ʌʔ]

Noun

ata

1. squid ink

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Chibcha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ata/

Noun

ata

1. cave

References

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

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Dobu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. four

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Galician

Alternative forms

• até

Preposition

ata

1. until, till, up to

   Synonym: deica

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

ata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ataði, supine atað)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to make dirty

Conjugation

ata — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að ata
supine (sagnbót)		atað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		atandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ata	við ötum	present (nútíð)	ég ati	við ötum
	þú atar	þið atið		þú atir	þið atið
	hann, hún, það atar	þeir, þær, þau ata		hann, hún, það ati	þeir, þær, þau ati
past (þátíð)	ég ataði	við ötuðum	past (þátíð)	ég ataði	við ötuðum
	þú ataðir	þið ötuðuð		þú ataðir	þið ötuðuð
	hann, hún, það ataði	þeir, þær, þau ötuðu		hann, hún, það ataði	þeir, þær, þau ötuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	ata (þú)	atið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	ataðu	atiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

atast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að atast
supine (sagnbót)		atast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		atandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég atast	við ötumst	present (nútíð)	ég atist	við ötumst
	þú atast	þið atist		þú atist	þið atist
	hann, hún, það atast	þeir, þær, þau atast		hann, hún, það atist	þeir, þær, þau atist
past (þátíð)	ég ataðist	við ötuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég ataðist	við ötuðumst
	þú ataðist	þið ötuðust		þú ataðist	þið ötuðust
	hann, hún, það ataðist	þeir, þær, þau ötuðust		hann, hún, það ataðist	þeir, þær, þau ötuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	atast (þú)	atist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	atastu	atisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ataður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ataður	ötuð	atað		ataðir	ataðar	ötuð
accusative (þolfall)	ataðan	ataða	atað		ataða	ataðar	ötuð
dative (þágufall)	ötuðum	ataðri	ötuðu		ötuðum	ötuðum	ötuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	ataðs	ataðrar	ataðs		ataðra	ataðra	ataðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ataði	ataða	ataða		ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu
accusative (þolfall)	ataða	ötuðu	ataða		ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu
dative (þágufall)	ataða	ötuðu	ataða		ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	ataða	ötuðu	ataða		ötuðu	ötuðu	ötuðu

Derived terms

• útata (“to soil”)

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Igala

Áta

Etymology

From á- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ta (“to be peppery, to be spicy”), literally “that which is peppery”, cognate with Yoruba ata (“pepper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áta/

Noun

áta

1. Alligator pepper

   Synonym: ákpọkọ (“pepper”)

Derived terms

• átalúbú (“bell pepper”)

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Ikaranggal

Verb

ata

1. see

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat̪ˠə/

Participle

ata

1. past participle of at

Alternative forms

• ataithe

Noun

ata m

1. genitive singular of at

Verb

ata

1. present subjunctive analytic of at

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ata	n-ata	hata	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “at”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Kunjen

Verb

ata

1. see

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

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Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRta (“outsiders, alien people”).

Noun

ata

1. person
2. servant

Derived terms

• ata ngade (“fool”)
• ata katuna (“old man”)

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ata”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
• Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

atá

1. (anatomy) eye

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Lindu

Noun

ata

1. roof

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ata

1. (anatomy) eye

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Maia

Noun

ata

1. coconut

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Mansaka

Noun

atà

1. octopus or squid ink

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Maori

Noun

ata

1. shadow
2. morning

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Meriam

Noun

ata

1. grandparent

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Mussau-Emira

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. four

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Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *ita, possibly from Proto-Micronesian *ita "pile up". Compare Proto-Central Micronesian *-itaki "counter for tens".

Numeral

ata

1. ten

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Numbami

Alternative forms

• wata

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. Alternative form of wata

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/

Verb

ata

1. third-person plural present indicative relative of is

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtaː/

Verb

a·ta

1. Alternative spelling of at·tá

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *atǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *od-, *h₃ed- (“aversion, hate”).

Noun

ata f

1. quarrel
2. a hunting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *atōną.

Verb

ata

1. to stimulate
2. to egg on (to mischief)

Synonyms

• etja

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Pacoh

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *ʔadaa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *da[ʔ].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔataː]

Noun

ata 

1. (zoology) duck

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin ācta (“register of public events”).

Alternative forms

• acta (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

ata f (plural atas)

1. minute (record of meeting)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈta/

Interjection

ata

1. (Brazil, Internet slang) Alternative form of ah, tá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Verb

ata

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of atar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of atar

Further reading

• “ata” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -anda.

Verb

ata

1. to increase, to multiply

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/, [ˈa.t̪a]

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/, [ˈʔɐ.tɐʔ]

Particle

atà

1. Alternative form of yata: may; perhaps; I think ~

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔata/, [ˈʔɐ.tɐ]

Determiner

ata

1. (archaic, dialectal, in the dual, inclusive) our; my and your

Pronoun

ata

1. (archaic, dialectal, possessive, in the dual, inclusive) ours; of the two of us
2. (archaic, dialectal, oblique, in the dual, inclusive) (to) the two of us

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

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Tahitian

Noun

ata

1. cloud

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Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ta]

Noun

ata

1. (anatomy) chest

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈ(ʔ)a.ta]

Verb

ata

1. (transitive) to bring

Conjugation

Conjugation of ata
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toata	foata	miata
2nd	noata	niata
3rd	Masculine	oata	iata, yoata†
Feminine	moata
Neuter	iata
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ta/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-ta.

Determiner

ata

1. (alienable) my

Usage notes

• ata is commonly used in place of aku to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

	Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person	tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
	Definite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person	tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
	Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person	hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person	hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
	Indefinite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person	hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person	hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

Te ata (2.2).

Nā ata (2.3) e lua.

Te ata (2.4)

Te ata (2.5) o te kolokotaila.

Te ata (2.6).

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Hawaiian aka and Samoan ata.

Noun

ata

1. image, shape
2. daybreak, dawn
3. picture, photograph
4. diagram, scheme
5. reflection
6. film, movie

Verb

ata

1. (stative) to be visible
2. (intransitive) to become understood

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Pukapukan ata.

Particle

ata

1. Used to indicate one's ability to perform the action of the following verb; be able to

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 19

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From Meriam ata.

Noun

ata

1. (eastern dialect) grandparent

   Synonyms: pop, popa

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɑ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ata. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰀‎ (t¹a /ata/).

Noun

ata (definite accusative atayı, plural atalar)

1. (dated) father
2. predecessor, forerunner
3. ancestor, forefather

Derived terms

• atabey
• atacı
• atalı
• atasız
• atasözü
• Atatürk
• atayla
• ataysa
• Atayurt
• atiyye
• ita
• kaynata
• matiyye

 

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ata
Definite accusative	atayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ata	atalar
Definite accusative	atayı	ataları
Dative	ataya	atalara
Locative	atada	atalarda
Ablative	atadan	atalardan
Genitive	atanın	ataların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular atam atalarım 2nd singular atan ataların 3rd singular atası ataları 1st plural atamız atalarımız 2nd plural atanız atalarınız 3rd plural ataları ataları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular atamı atalarımı 2nd singular atanı atalarını 3rd singular atasını atalarını 1st plural atamızı atalarımızı 2nd plural atanızı atalarınızı 3rd plural atalarını atalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular atama atalarıma 2nd singular atana atalarına 3rd singular atasına atalarına 1st plural atamıza atalarımıza 2nd plural atanıza atalarınıza 3rd plural atalarına atalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular atamda atalarımda 2nd singular atanda atalarında 3rd singular atasında atalarında 1st plural atamızda atalarımızda 2nd plural atanızda atalarınızda 3rd plural atalarında atalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular atamdan atalarımdan 2nd singular atandan atalarından 3rd singular atasından atalarından 1st plural atamızdan atalarımızdan 2nd plural atanızdan atalarınızdan 3rd plural atalarından atalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular atamın atalarımın 2nd singular atanın atalarının 3rd singular atasının atalarının 1st plural atamızın atalarımızın 2nd plural atanızın atalarınızın 3rd plural atalarının atalarının

See also

• cet
• ecdat

Etymology 2

Noun

ata

1. dative singular of at

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/

Pronoun

ata

1. first-person singular of at

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Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ata/

Noun

ata

1. roof

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

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Yoruba

ata

Alternative forms

• ita (Ìlàjẹ, Ìkálẹ̀, Ọ̀wọ̀)
• uta (Ào, Èkìtì)

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ta (“to be peppery, to be spicy”), literally “that which is peppery”, cognate with Igala áta

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.tā/

Noun

ata

1. pepper, spice

Derived terms

• ataare (“Guinea pepper”)
• ata díndín (“fried pepper”)
• ata dúdú
• ata ìjọ̀sì
• atalẹ̀ (“ginger”)
• ata rodo (“Scotch bonnet”)
• ata ṣọ̀m̀bọ̀
• ata ṣọ̀rọ̀
• ata tàtàṣé (“bell pepper”)
• ata wẹ́wẹ́
• ìlọta (“blender, grounding machine”)
• májata (“mouth sore; peptic ulcer”)

 

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Yup'ik

Noun

ata

1. Alternative form of aata

Interjection

ata

1. (phrase) look here!, let me see!, well then!

Alternative forms

• ata'a
• atak
• ataki

Related terms

• atam (look!)

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Zazaki

Noun

ata (c)

1. beyond
2. over