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 that (one) sg (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

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

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Azeri

Noun

ata (definite accusative atanı, plural atalar)

1. father

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

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

ata

1. squid ink

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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. (cardinal) four

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Galician

Alternative forms

• até

Preposition

ata

1. until, till, up to

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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	t-ata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "at" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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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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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. (cardinal) four

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Nauruan

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

Alternative forms

• at

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/

Verb

ata

1. third-person plural present indicative relative of is

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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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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈa.tɐ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ta]

Noun

ata f (plural atas)

1. minute (record of meeting)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/, [ˈat̪a]

Verb

ata

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of atar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of atar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of atar.

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Tahitian

Noun

ata

1. cloud

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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): /aˈta/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic ata (“father”), from Proto-Turkic *ata, *Ata, *Ete, possibly from Proto-Altaic *ĕ́t`è (“elder relative”).

Noun

ata (definite accusative atayı, plural atalar)

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from ata

• Atabey
• atacı
• atalı
• atasız

• atasözü
• Atatürk
• atayla

• ataysa
• Atayurt
• atiyye

• ita
• kaynata
• matiyye

Declension

declension of ata

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	ata	atalar
definite accusative (belirtme)	atayı	ataları
dative (yönelme)	ataya	atalara
locative (bulunma)	atada	atalarda
ablative (ayrılma)	atadan	atalardan
genitive (tamlayan)	atanın	ataların

possessive forms of ata

benim (my)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	atam	atalarım
definite accusative (belirtme)	atamı	atalarımı
dative (yönelme)	atama	atalarıma
locative (bulunma)	atamda	atalarımda
ablative (çıkma)	atamdan	atalarımdan
genitive (tamlayan)	atamın	atalarımın
senin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	atan	ataların
definite accusative (belirtme)	atanı	atalarını
dative (yönelme)	atana	atalarına
locative (bulunma)	atanda	atalarında
ablative (çıkma)	atandan	atalarından
genitive (tamlayan)	atanın	atalarının
onun (her/his/its)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	atası	ataları
definite accusative (belirtme)	atasını	atalarını
dative (yönelme)	atasına	atalarına
locative (bulunma)	atasında	atalarında
ablative (çıkma)	atasından	atalarından
genitive (tamlayan)	atasının	atalarının
bizim (our)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	atamız	atalarımız
definite accusative (belirtme)	atamızı	atalarımızı
dative (yönelme)	atamıza	atalarımıza
locative (bulunma)	atamızda	atalarımızda
ablative (çıkma)	atamızdan	atalarımızdan
genitive (tamlayan)	atamızın	atalarımızın
sizin (your)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	atanız	atalarınız
definite accusative (belirtme)	atanızı	atalarınızı
dative (yönelme)	atanıza	atalarınıza
locative (bulunma)	atanızda	atalarınızda
ablative (çıkma)	atanızdan	atalarınızdan
genitive (tamlayan)	atanızın	atalarınızın
onların (their)	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	ataları	ataları
definite accusative (belirtme)	atalarını	atalarını
dative (yönelme)	atalarına	atalarına
locative (bulunma)	atalarında	atalarında
ablative (çıkma)	atalarından	atalarından
genitive (tamlayan)	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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Yup'ik

Noun

ata

1. father

Alternative forms

• aata

Interjection

ata

1. look here!, let me see!, well then!

Alternative forms

• ata'a
• atak
• ataki

Related terms

• atam (look!)