lata

See also: Lata, láta, latâ, latā, låta, and łata

English

Noun

lata (uncountable)

1. A convulsive tic or hysteric neurosis among Malays, similar or identical to miryachit and jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndrome.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Anagrams

• Alt-A, Alta, Alta., alta, tala

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Cebuano

Adjective

lata

1. rotten
2. very soft (due to rot, ripeness or cooking)

Etymology

From Spanish lata (“can”).

Noun

lata

1. can, tin

Adjective

lata

1. Made of tin

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Faroese

Verb

lata (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine latið)

1. to let, to allow
2. to give, to pay

lata aftur

1. to shut

lata upp

1. to open

Conjugation

   Conjugation of lata

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infinitive	lata
present participle	latandi
past participle a26	latin
supine	latið
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	lati	letur	letur	lata
past	læt	lætst	læt	lótu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	lat!	—	latið!

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Finnish

Noun

lata

1. field drag

Declension

Inflection of lata (Kotus type 9/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		lata	ladat
genitive		ladan	latojen
partitive		lataa	latoja
illative		lataan	latoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lata	ladat
accusative	nom.	lata	ladat
	gen.	ladan
genitive		ladan	latojen latainrare
partitive		lataa	latoja
inessive		ladassa	ladoissa
elative		ladasta	ladoista
illative		lataan	latoihin
adessive		ladalla	ladoilla
ablative		ladalta	ladoilta
allative		ladalle	ladoille
essive		latana	latoina
translative		ladaksi	ladoiksi
instructive		—	ladoin
abessive		ladatta	ladoitta
comitative		—	latoineen

Synonyms

• lana

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Gothic

Romanization

lata

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰

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Italian

Adjective

lata f

1. feminine of lato

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Latin

Adjective

lāta

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

lātā

1. ablative feminine singular of lātus

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Latvian

Noun

lata m

1. genitive singular form of lats

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lata (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. Alternative form of late

Verb

lata (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. Alternative form of la

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

Verb

lāta

1. to release, let go
2. to put, place
3. to leave
4. to hand over

Conjugation

Conjugation of lāta (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	lāta			—
participle	lātandi, -e			lātin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lāter	lāti, -e	—	lǣt	lǣti, -e
þū	lāter	lāti, -e	lāt	lǣst	lǣti, -e
han	lāter	lāti, -e	—	lǣt	lǣti, -e
vīr	lātum, -om	lātum, -om	lātum, -om	lǣtum, -om	lǣtum, -om
īr	lātin	lātin	lātin	lǣtin	lǣtin
þēr	lāta	lātin	—	lǣtu, -o	lǣtin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lāts	lātis, -es	—	lǣts	lǣtis, -es
þū	lāts	lātis, -es	—	lǣsts	lǣtis, -es
han	lāts	lātis, -es	—	lǣts	lǣtis, -es
vīr	lātums, -oms	lātums, -oms	—	lǣtums, -oms	lǣtums, -oms
īr	lātins	lātins	—	lǣtins	lǣtins
þēr	lātas	lātins	—	lǣtus, -os	lǣtins

Descendants

• Swedish: låta

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlat̪a]

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Noun

lata pl

1. plural form of rok; years

Declension

declension of lata

	plural
nominative	lata
genitive	lat
dative	latom
accusative	lata
instrumental	laty/latami
locative	latach
vocative	lata

Noun

lata

1. genitive singular of lato
2. nominative plural of lato
3. accusative plural of lato
4. vocative plural of lato

Verb

lata

1. third-person singular present of latać

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Portuguese

lata

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlatɐ/

Etymology 1

From Italian latta, from Old High German latta (“lath”), from Proto-Germanic *laþþō.

Noun

lata f (plural latas)

1. can, tin (UK, Australia)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. (colloquial) cheek, nerve

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:lata.

Etymology 2

Verb

lata

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of latir

   É importante que eu lata.

   It’s important that I bark.

2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of latir

   É importante que ele lata.

   It’s important that he barks.

3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of latir

   Você aí, lata sozinho.

   You there, bark by yourself.

4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of latir

   Você aí, não lata sozinho.

   You there, don’t bark by yourself.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:latir.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlata/, [ˈlat̪a]

Etymology 1

Likely from Vulgar Latin *latta, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, but uncertain. Compare French latte, English lath.

Noun

lata f (plural latas)

1. can, tin (vessel)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. plate, sheet of metal

   Synonyms: hojalata

4. (colloquial) annoyance (that which annoys)

   Synonyms: disgusto

5. (colloquial) pity

   Synonyms: lástima

6. (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) chat

Derived terms

• abrelatas
• enlatar
• hojalata
• latoso

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

lata

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of latir.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of latir.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of latir.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of latir.

Further reading

• “lata” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Adjective

lata

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of lat.

Verb

lata (present latar, preterite latade, supine latat, imperative lata)

1. (reflexive) to be lazy

   Ska du lata dig hela dagen?

Conjugation

Conjugation of lata (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	lata	—
Present tense	latar	—
Past tense	latade	—
Supine	latat	—
Imperative	lata	—
Present participle	latande
Past participle	—

Related terms

• lat
• lathet
• lättja