ate

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • et (informal pronunciation spelling)

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. simple past of eat
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat
    • 1805, Maximilien de Béthune duc de Sully, Memoirs of Maximillian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great [] [1], volume IV, page 171:
      I have a very good appetite, have ate some excellent melons, and they have served me up some quails, the fattest and tenderest I have ever ate.
    • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XVI, in Pride and Prejudice: [], volume II, London: [] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, [], →OCLC, page 192:
      As soon as all had ate, and the elder ones paid, the carriage was ordered; []
    • 1929, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Nicky-Nan, Reservist[2], page 27:
      “Haven't ate all the eggs, I hope? For I be hungry as a hunter []
    • 2013 January 11 [1997], David Bell, Gill Valentine, Consuming Geographies: We Are Where We Eat[3], Routledge, →ISBN, page 140:
      So I'd have ate when me Dad had ate, sort of thing, I think, you know when he come home from work, I'd have waited for him, I wouldn't have said I wanted mine at four o'clock []

Etymology 2[edit]

From Tagalog ate (elder sister), from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-ché, eldest sister).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate (plural ates)

  1. (Philippines) An elder sister
  2. (Philippines) A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.

Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of atar

Basque[edit]

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atea

Etymology[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ate/ [a.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: a‧te

Noun[edit]

ate inan

  1. door, entrance
  2. defile, gorge (deep, narrow passage)
  3. (sports) goal (structure)
  4. exterior, outside part

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "ate" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • ate” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Drehu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. to know, be knowledgable

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of eten

Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central-Pacific *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. Obsolete spelling of yate

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. inflection of atar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hitu [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate (plural ate-ate, first-person possessive ateku, second-person possessive atemu, third-person possessive atenya)

  1. sago leaves sewn to make a roof

Further reading[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ate

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あて

Kapampangan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /əˈte/, [əˈtɛ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧te

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. (anatomy) liver

Laboya[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. (anatomy) liver
  2. (figurative) heart

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ate”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qaCay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Lindu[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. (anatomy) liver

Lithuanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Etymology unclear. Compare Latvian atā.[1] The word may not be very old, and may ultimately derive from French adieu, via a Slavic intermediary.[2]

Interjection[edit]

ate

  1. (informal) goodbye, ta-ta
    Synonyms: iki, viso gero

Usage notes[edit]

The interjection was originally restricted to childish language, but it is now used more generally in colloquial speech.[1] The VLKK recommends against using it in official communication.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rita Miliūnaitė (2010), “Atia ar ate?”, in kalbosnamai.lt, LKI
  2. 2.0 2.1 atia, ate”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2023

Mandinka[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ate

  1. he, him (personal pronoun)
  2. she, her (personal pronoun)
  3. it (personal pronoun)

See also[edit]

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. Alternative form of ote

Mori Bawah[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. liver

References[edit]

  • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684

Nias[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun[edit]

ate (mutated form gate)

  1. liver

References[edit]

  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 21.

Ojibwe[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate (changed conjunct form eteg, reduplicated form ayate, augmented form atemagad)

  1. be (in a certain place)
    Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.
    The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.

Conjugation[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *aitā.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

āte f

  1. oat

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: ate, ote

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. inflection of atar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Sahu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Ternate hate.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate

  1. tree

References[edit]

  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Scots[edit]

Noun[edit]

ate (plural ates)

  1. Alternative form of ait (oat)

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈate/ [ˈa.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: a‧te

Etymology 1[edit]

Of Nahuatl origin.

Noun[edit]

ate m (plural ates)

  1. a kind of Mexican jelly candy made by cooking fruit pulp, usually from guava, quince, peach or prickly pear
    Synonym: dulce

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. inflection of atar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-ché, elder sister). Doublet of atsi. Compare Indonesian ace, Kapampangan atsi, Remontado Agta itti.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧te
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔate/, [ˈʔa.tɛ]
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈte/, [ʔɐˈtɛ] (uncommon)

Noun[edit]

ate (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)

  1. elder sister; big sister
    Synonym: ateng
    Nagluto sina ate at nanay ng pananghalian namin.
    Our big sister and mother cooked our lunch.
  2. (informal) term of address for a female senior (in school, work, etc.)
    Synonym: ateng
    Tinanong ko si ate sa hayskul, "Ate, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul".
    I asked my senior from high school, "Miss, what activities do you do in high school?"
  3. (informal) term of address for any young female: miss; sis
    Synonyms: ateng, (slightly older) manang
    Bumili ako ng pagkain kay ate.
    I bought food from the miss.
Alternative forms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈteʔ/, [ʔɐˈtɛʔ]

Noun[edit]

atê (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)

  1. (childish) dirt
    Synonyms: atse, tsetse, aa

Further reading[edit]

Ternate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ate

  1. (intransitive) to connect

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of ate
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toate foate miate
2nd noate niate
3rd Masculine oate iate, yoate
Feminine moate
Neuter iate
- archaic

References[edit]

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

Tocharian B[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Proto-Tocharian *āté, from Proto-Indo-European *éti (beyond, over) or *h₂éti (away, back, again).

Adverb[edit]

ate

  1. away

Further reading[edit]

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “ate”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 10

Wauja[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

ate

  1. ow, ouch (expressing pain in response to heat)
    Ate! Inyatapai itsei!Ow! [The] fire is hot! [I got singed or burned].

References[edit]

  • E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.