cata

Asturian

Verb

cata

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

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French

Etymology

Apocope of catastrophe

Noun

cata f (plural catas)

1. (informal) disaster

External links

• "cata" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Hausa

Noun

cātā̀ f

1. charter

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Interlingua

Determiner

cata

1. (quantifying) each, every

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κατά (katá)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ta/

Preposition

cata

1. by (in the distributive sense)

Descendants

• Galician: cada
• Spanish: cada
• French: chaque
• Portuguese: cada

Etymology 2

Inflected form of catus

Adjective

cata

1. nominative feminine singular of catus
2. nominative neuter plural of catus
3. accusative neuter plural of catus
4. vocative feminine singular of catus
5. vocative neuter plural of catus

catā

1. ablative feminine singular of catus

References

• cata in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Portuguese

Verb

cata

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of catar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of catar

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Shortened from Catalina, a nickname given to this bird.

Noun

cata f (plural catas)

1. (Bolivia, Chile) budgerigar

Synonyms

• periquito, cata australiana

See also

• cotorra
• perico

Etymology 2

From the verb catar

Noun

cata f (plural catas)

1. tasting

   cata de vinos - winetasting

2. bite, sample

Verb

cata

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