ata

English Online Dictionary. What means ata‎? What does ata mean?

Albanian

Etymology

From the accusative Proto-Albanian *a-ta, compound of proclitic particle a and demonstrative ta, from Proto-Indo-European *tóms, masculine accusative plural of *só m (“that (one)”) (compare Latin istud, English that).

Older and dialectal varieties retain ablative asish, acish, from a + Proto-Albanian *tsj(a)isu, from *ḱjoisu, locative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this (one)”) (compare English he).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta/

Pronoun

ata m pl (accusative ata, dative atyre, ablative atyre)

1. they

Pronoun

ata n sg (accusative ata, dative atij, ablative (a)tij)

1. (archaic) it

Declension

See also

Asturian

Verb

ata

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

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata / *ete. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰀 (t¹a /⁠ata⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑˈtɑ]

Noun

ata (definite accusative atanı, plural atalar)

1. father

   Synonyms: (colloquial) dədə, (informal) papa

   Hyponyms: valideyn (“parent”), ata-ana (“parents”)

   Coordinate term: ana (“mother”)

Declension

References

Further reading

• “ata” in Obastan.com.

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈta/ [ʔaˈta]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

atá (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. rice bran

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔa.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Interjection

atà (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. (Naga) I told you already!

   Synonym: bata

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Tagalog yata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔa.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Adverb

atà (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. perhaps

   Synonyms: tibaad, baka, seguro

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔa.t̪ɐʔ]

Noun

ata

1. squid ink

Chibcha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ata/

Noun

ata

1. cave

References

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata / *ete.

Noun

ata

1. (obsolete) ancestor

   Synonym: selef

2. (obsolete) father

   Synonyms: baba, babay

3. male

Declension

References

• “ata”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Dobu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. four

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/ [ˈa.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• até

Preposition

ata

1. until, till, up to

   Synonym: deica

Etymology 2

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːta/
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

ata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ataði, supine atað)

1. to make dirty [with accusative]

Conjugation

Derived terms

• útata (“to soil”)

Igala

Etymology 1

From á- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ta (“to be peppery, to be spicy”), literally “that which is peppery”, cognate with Yoruba ata (“pepper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áta/

Noun

áta

1. Alligator pepper

   Synonym: ákpọkọ (“pepper”)

Derived terms

• átalúbú (“bell pepper”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àtá/

Noun

àtá

1. father

Ikaranggal

Verb

ata

1. see

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat̪ˠə/

Participle

ata

1. past participle of at

Alternative forms

• ataithe

Noun

ata m

1. genitive singular of at

Verb

ata

1. present subjunctive analytic of at

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “at”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔata/ [ˈʔaː.tʌ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Adjective

áta

1. green
2. raw (not mature, not dry, uncooked)

Derived terms

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “áta”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 41
• Allen, Larry (2021) “áta”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata.

Noun

ata

1. father (in Latin)

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “ata”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kunjen

Verb

ata

1. see

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRta (“outsiders, alien people”).

Noun

ata

1. person
2. servant

Derived terms

• ata ngade (“fool”)
• ata katuna (“old man”)

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ata”, 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; et al. (2023) “*qaRta”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Limos Kalinga

Noun

atá

1. (anatomy) eye

Lindu

Noun

ata

1. roof

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ata

1. (anatomy) eye

Maia

Noun

ata

1. coconut

Mansaka

Noun

atà

1. octopus or squid ink

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qata (compare with Hawaiian aka, Samoan ata, and Tokelauan ata) from Proto-Oceanic *qatar “image, reflection, soul, spirit” from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatad (“appearance, mark” – compare with Malay telantar “astretched”, Iban anta “dandy, decorated”, Tagalog hantad “visible, exposed”, Cebuano angtad “in line of sight”).

Noun

ata

1. form, shape, image
2. reflection
3. shadow

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ata (compare with Hawaiian aka, Samoan ata, and Tokelauan ata). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ata

1. morning

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “ata”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 21-2
• “ata” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Meriam

Noun

ata

1. grandparent

Mussau-Emira

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. four

Nauruan

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *ita, possibly from Proto-Micronesian *ita (“pile up”). Compare Proto-Central Micronesian *-itaki "counter for tens".

Numeral

ata

1. ten

Nheengatu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi atá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ata, from Proto-Tupian *atʲa.

Noun

atá

1. fire

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Pequeno Vocabulário Tupi–Português. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1951.

Numbami

Alternative forms

• wata

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

ata

1. Alternative form of wata

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/

Verb

ata

1. third-person plural present indicative relative of is

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtaː/

Verb

a·ta

1. Alternative spelling of at·tá

Old Leonese

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā), Latin ad ista (“to this”) or Latin ad tenus (“as far as”) (>"ad tenes"). Compare Spanish hasta, Portuguese até.

Preposition

ata

1. until

Descendants

• Asturian: ta, ata
• Leonese: ata

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *atǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *od-, *h₃ed- (“aversion, hate”).

Noun

ata f

1. quarrel
2. a hunting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *atōną.

Verb

ata

1. to stimulate
2. to egg on (to mischief)

Synonyms

• etja

Pacoh

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *ʔadaa, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *da[ʔ].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔataː]

Noun

ata 

1. (zoology) duck

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta (“register of public events”).

Alternative forms

• acta (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Noun

ata f (plural atas)

1. minute (record of meeting)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Interjection

ata

1. (Brazil, Internet slang, nonstandard) Alternative form of ah, tá

See also

• ava
• aê
• aé

Further reading

• “ata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -anda.

Verb

ata

1. to increase, to multiply

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/ [ˈa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Verb

ata

1. inflection of atar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔataʔ/ [ˈʔaː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ataʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Particle

atà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ)

1. Alternative form of yata: may; perhaps; I think

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔata/ [ˈʔaː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: a‧ta

Determiner

ata (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ) (now dialectal, in the dual, inclusive)

1. our; my and your

Pronoun

ata (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ) (now dialectal, in the dual, inclusive)

1. (possessive) ours; of the two of us
2. (oblique) (to) the two of us

See also

Tahitian

Noun

ata

1. cloud

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ta]

Noun

ata

1. (anatomy) chest

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈ(ʔ)a.ta]

Verb

ata

1. (transitive) to bring

Conjugation

References

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

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ta]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-ta.

Determiner

ata

1. (alienable) my

Usage notes

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

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Hawaiian aka, Maori ata, and Samoan ata.

Noun

ata

1. image, shape
2. daybreak, dawn
3. picture, photograph
4. diagram, scheme
5. reflection
6. film, movie

Verb

ata

1. (stative) to be visible
2. (intransitive) to become understood

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Pukapukan ata.

Particle

ata

1. Used to indicate one's ability to perform the action of the following verb; be able to

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[8], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 19

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From Meriam ata.

Noun

ata

1. (eastern dialect) grandparent

   Synonyms: pop, popa

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ata. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰀 (t¹a /⁠ata⁠/).

Noun

ata (definite accusative atayı, plural atalar)

1. ancestor, forefather
2. predecessor, forerunner
3. (dated) father

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• cet
• ecdat

Etymology 2

Noun

ata

1. dative singular of at

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ata.

Noun

ata

1. (Formal, chiefly Yomut) father
2. (Teke) paternal grandfather

Noun

ata

1. dative singular of at

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ataf, ato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈata/

Pronoun

ata

1. (colloquial) first-person singular of at

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ata/

Noun

ata

1. roof

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ita (Ìlàjẹ, Ìkálẹ̀, Ọ̀wọ̀)
• uta (Ào, Èkìtì)

Etymology

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ta (“to be peppery, to be spicy”), literally “that which is peppery”, cognate with Igala áta

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.tā/

Noun

ata

1. pepper, spice

Derived terms

Yup'ik

Noun

ata

1. Alternative form of aata

Interjection

ata

1. (phrase) look here!, let me see!, well then!

Alternative forms

• ata'a
• atak
• ataki

Related terms

• atam (look!)

Zazaki

Noun

ata (c)

1. beyond
2. over