tota

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From the native name in Egypt.

Noun[edit]

tota (plural totas)

  1. A kind of monkey, the grivet or waag.

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A Lallwort.

Noun[edit]

tota

  1. big sister, sister

Catalan[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tota f sg

  1. feminine singular of tot

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtotɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -otɑ
  • Syllabification(key): to‧ta

Pronoun[edit]

tota

  1. (colloquial) partitive singular of toi

Interjection[edit]

tota

  1. (colloquial) space filler or pause during conversation
    Synonyms: tuota, öö

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Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tota f (genitive singular totu, nominative plural totur)

  1. flap of skin; lappet
    Synonym: sepi

Declension[edit]

declension of tota
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tota totan totur toturnar
accusative totu totuna totur toturnar
dative totu totunni totum totunum
genitive totu totunnar tota/totna totanna/totnanna

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English total, French total, German total, Spanish total, Portuguese total, Italian totale, Russian тотальный (totalʹnyj), all ultimately from Latin totalis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tota

  1. whole, entire

Derived terms[edit]

  • entote (“ensemble, altogether, on the whole, in all, in a body, bodily, overall”, adverb)
  • totala (“total”, adjective)
  • totale (“totally”, adverb)
  • tote (“entirely, perfectly, thoroughly”, adverb)

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tōta

  1. inflection of tōtus:
    1. nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

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Pronoun[edit]

tota (Cyrillic spelling тота)

  1. (Kajkavian) this (one)
    Synonym: ta

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Likely onomatopoeic, after the sounds an infant produces before learning to speak properly.

Verb[edit]

tota (present totar, preterite totade, supine totat, imperative tota)

  1. try to fix, have a shot at

Usage notes[edit]

Most commonly together with the prepositions ihop or till.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of tota (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tota totas
Supine totat totats
Imperative tota —
Imper. plural1 toten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative totar totade totas totades
Ind. plural1 tota totade totas totades
Subjunctive2 tote totade totes totades
Participles
Present participle totande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *te-o-ta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈto.ta/
  • Hyphenation: to‧ta

Determiner[edit]

tota

  1. (inalienable, definite) my

Usage notes[edit]

  • tota is commonly used in place of toku to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

See also[edit]

Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 398
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