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prata

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See also: Prata, práta, prāta, and prātā

English

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Etymology

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From Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā), related to Hindi पराठा (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta and paratha.

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prata (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Singapore) Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
    • 2018 September 5, Florence Fong, “Egg Prata With Fish Curry Potato Chips Taste Test: Nice Or Not?”, in Today[1], Singapore, archived from the original on 9 April 2019:
      The fact that these guys were cocky enough to not merely name this snack a perfectly acceptable prata and curry, but egg prata with fish curry, made us quite certain [].
    • 2019 April 5, Shaffiq Alkhatib, “Man jailed over attack on prata cook”, in The Straits Times[2], Singapore:
      A trio upset with a cook who had denied them free prata slashed him with a knife and left him with a deep wound.

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Galician

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prata. Doublet of prato and chato.

    Compare Portuguese prata.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈpɾata/ [ˈpɾa.t̪ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ata
    • Hyphenation: pra‧ta

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    prata f (uncountable)

    1. silver
      Synonym: arento (archaic)

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    Latin

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    Pronunciation

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    (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpra.ta]

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    prāta

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of prātum

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    Latvian

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    Verb

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    prata

    1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of prast

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    prata

    1. inflection of prate:
      1. simple past
      2. past participle

    Old Galician-Portuguese

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      Semi-learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin *plattus. The term originally meant “flattened” in Latin, having the change in sense to “silver” because it was often made into sheets. Doublet of prato and *chato

      Cognate with Old Spanish plata.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈpɾata/
      • Rhymes: -ata
      • Hyphenation: pra‧ta

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      prata f (uncountable)

      1. silver (metal)
        Synonyms: arento, argento
        • 1289, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 114:
          os ouriuez non deuen a fondir moeda nihua que seja, saluo sua prata quando lle seyr salagre
          the goldsmiths shall not smelt any coin whatsoever, except of their silver when it results brittle
        • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 318 (facsimile):
          Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
          How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.
      2. silver; silverware (any items made from silver)

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      • Fala: plata
      • Galician: prata
      • Portuguese: prata

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      Portuguese

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prata. Compare Galician prata and Spanish plata. See also the related prato and chato.

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        • Rhymes: -atɐ
        • Hyphenation: pra‧ta

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        prata f (usually uncountable, plural pratas)

        Chemical element
        Ag
        Previous: paládio (Pd)
        Next: cádmio (Cd)
        1. (chemistry) silver (chemical element)
        2. silver (coins)
        3. silver (cutlery)
        4. silver (items made from silver)

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        prata f (plural pratas)

        1. (Brazil, informal) one hundred cents of current currency unit: an entire real, a Brazilian buck
          Synonyms: mango, pila, conto

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        Etymology

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        From earlier *plata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, plattus (flattened). Compare Spanish Spanish plata.

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        prata

        1. silver
          Synonym: arghentu

        Swedish

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        Etymology

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        From Middle Low German praten, probably of imitative origin. Compare English prate and prattle, Faroese práta.

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        • IPA(key): /ˈprɑːˌta/
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        prata (present pratar, preterite pratade, supine pratat, imperative prata)

        1. to talk, to speak (informally)
          Synonyms: (somewhat formal) tala, (colloquial) snacka
          Har du pratat med din bror om den där bilen han skulle sälja?
          Have you talked to your brother about that car he was going to sell?
          Vad pratar ni om?
          What are you [plural] talking about / discussing? [Would not normally have the tone of "What are you talking about??" – see also snacka]

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        • "Tala med någon" vs. "prata med någon" is similar to "speak to someone" vs. "talk to someone" in tone, with tala being slightly more formal than prata, but still not highly formal. Tala is the natural word choice when going for a more formal or proper tone, and might conversely sound a bit stilted if used consistently in casual conversation.
        • Tala is more idiomatic than prata for speaking in the general sense, not implying conversation, as well as for speaking a language or the like.
        • "Att tala" can also mean to make a speech, synonymous with "att hålla tal."
        • Various expressions idiomatically have either tala or prata in them.

        Conjugation

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        Conjugation of prata (weak)
        active passive
        infinitive prata pratas
        supine pratat pratats
        imperative prata
        imper. plural1 praten
        present past present past
        indicative pratar pratade pratas pratades
        ind. plural1 prata pratade pratas pratades
        subjunctive2 prate pratade prates pratades
        present participle pratande
        past participle pratad

        1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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