-ata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

Translingual

Etymology

From the nominative neuter plural of Latin -ātus, -āta, with meaning: "those having, purveyed with (a certain feature)".

Suffix

-ata

  1. forms taxa from nouns with underlying meaning "having a certain feature"
    Tentaculatahaving tentacles, tentacled, a taxonomic class made of animals having many tentacles

Derived terms

English

Suffix

-ata

  1. Used to form formal plurals of certain Greek-derived words ending '-a', such as thema/themata, stigma/stigmata, schema/schemata.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ata

  1. feminine singular of -at

Esperanto

Suffix

-ata

  1. See -at-

Finnish

Etymology

Re-extracted from -ta applied to stems ending in -a-. Use probably also influenced by Swedish -a, particularly when used for loanwords.

Suffix

-ata (front vowel harmony variant -ätä, stem -aa-, linguistic notation -AA- or -AtA)

  1. Derives verbs.

Usage notes

Attaches to the weak stem of whatever it is affixed to.

Conjugation

Inflection of -ata (Kotus type 73/salata, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -aan en -aa 1st sing. olen -annut en ole -annut
2nd sing. -aat et -aa 2nd sing. olet -annut et ole -annut
3rd sing. -aa ei -aa 3rd sing. on -annut ei ole -annut
1st plur. -aamme emme -aa 1st plur. olemme -anneet emme ole -anneet
2nd plur. -aatte ette -aa 2nd plur. olette -anneet ette ole -anneet
3rd plur. -aavat eivät -aa 3rd plur. ovat -anneet eivät ole -anneet
passive -ataan ei -ata passive on -attu ei ole -attu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -asin en -annut 1st sing. olin -annut en ollut -annut
2nd sing. -asit et -annut 2nd sing. olit -annut et ollut -annut
3rd sing. -asi ei -annut 3rd sing. oli -annut ei ollut -annut
1st plur. -asimme emme -anneet 1st plur. olimme -anneet emme olleet -anneet
2nd plur. -asitte ette -anneet 2nd plur. olitte -anneet ette olleet -anneet
3rd plur. -asivat eivät -anneet 3rd plur. olivat -anneet eivät olleet -anneet
passive -attiin ei -attu passive oli -attu ei ollut -attu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -aisin en -aisi 1st sing. olisin -annut en olisi -annut
2nd sing. -aisit et -aisi 2nd sing. olisit -annut et olisi -annut
3rd sing. -aisi ei -aisi 3rd sing. olisi -annut ei olisi -annut
1st plur. -aisimme emme -aisi 1st plur. olisimme -anneet emme olisi -anneet
2nd plur. -aisitte ette -aisi 2nd plur. olisitte -anneet ette olisi -anneet
3rd plur. -aisivat eivät -aisi 3rd plur. olisivat -anneet eivät olisi -anneet
passive -attaisiin ei -attaisi passive olisi -attu ei olisi -attu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. -aa älä -aa 2nd sing.
3rd sing. -atkoon älköön -atko 3rd sing. olkoon -annut älköön olko -annut
1st plur. -atkaamme älkäämme -atko 1st plur.
2nd plur. -atkaa älkää -atko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. -atkoot älkööt -atko 3rd plur. olkoot -anneet älkööt olko -anneet
passive -attakoon älköön -attako passive olkoon -attu älköön olko -attu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -annen en -anne 1st sing. lienen -annut en liene -annut
2nd sing. -annet et -anne 2nd sing. lienet -annut et liene -annut
3rd sing. -annee ei -anne 3rd sing. lienee -annut ei liene -annut
1st plur. -annemme emme -anne 1st plur. lienemme -anneet emme liene -anneet
2nd plur. -annette ette -anne 2nd plur. lienette -anneet ette liene -anneet
3rd plur. -annevat eivät -anne 3rd plur. lienevät -anneet eivät liene -anneet
passive -attaneen ei -attane passive lienee -attu ei liene -attu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st -ata present -aava -attava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st -atakseni -ataksemme
2nd -ataksesi -ataksenne
3rd -atakseen
-ataksensa
past -annut -attu
2nd inessive2 -atessa -attaessa agent4 -aama
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st -atessani -atessamme
2nd -atessasi -atessanne
3rd -atessaan
-atessansa
negative -aamaton
instructive -aten
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd inessive -aamassa
elative -aamasta
illative -aamaan
adessive -aamalla
abessive -aamatta
instructive -aaman -attaman
4th3 verbal noun -aaminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st -aamaisillani -aamaisillamme
2nd -aamaisillasi -aamaisillanne
3rd -aamaisillaan
-aamaisillansa

Note that gradation may apply.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ata

See also

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɒtɒ]

Suffix

-ata

  1. (noun-forming suffix) Forms nouns from certain verbs (cf. -ás), incorporating the third-person singular possessive suffix (-a), which can be replaced by other personal possessive suffixes.
    hall (to hear) + ‎-ata → ‎hallata (his/her hearing [of/about something])

Usage notes

  • (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
    -ta is added to most back-vowel verbs
    -te is added to most front-vowel verbs
    -tte is added to front-vowel verbs that originally ended in a vowel (like jön, originally )
    -ata is added to back-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like hall)
    -ete is added to front-vowel verbs that form the infinitive with a linking vowel (like kell)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ata

See also

  • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -ata, Portuguese -ada/Spanish -ada, all ultimately from Latin -āta(m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈata/

Suffix

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-ata

  1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting contents or a quantity; -ful, load
    coclear (spoon) + ‎-ata → ‎coclearata (spoonful)
    bucca (mouth) + ‎-ata → ‎buccata (mouthful)
    carretta (cart) + ‎-ata → ‎carrettata (cartload)

Usage notes

  • This suffix is not to be confused with -ato (-ate, -dom).

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ata not found

References

  • Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology 1

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.ta/
    • Rhymes: -ata
    • Hyphenation: -à‧ta

    Suffix

    -ata f (non-lemma form of past participle-forming suffix)

    1. feminine singular of -ato; forms the feminine singular past participle of regular -are verbs
      trovare (to find) + ‎-ata → ‎trovata (found)

    Etymology 2

    Nominalization of the past participle form of Etymology 1.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈa.ta/
    • Rhymes: -ata
    • Hyphenation: -à‧ta

    Suffix

    -ata f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ate)

    1. used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -are verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb; -th, -ness, -hood
      telefonare (to phone) + ‎-ata → ‎telefonata (phone call)
      nevicare (to snow) + ‎-ata → ‎nevicata (snowfall, snow)
    2. used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a period of time
      giorno (daytime) + ‎-ata → ‎giornata (a day)
      mattina (morning-time) + ‎-ata → ‎mattinata (a morning)
    3. used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold)
      cucchiaio (spoon) + ‎-ata → ‎cucchiaiata (spoonful)
      forchetta (fork) + ‎-ata → ‎forchettata (a forkful)
    4. used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a blow with the named object
      coltello (knife) + ‎-ata → ‎coltellata (stab)
      bastone (stick) + ‎-ata → ‎bastonata (blow with a stick)
    5. used to form nouns, derived from nouns with a negative connotation, expressing an action
      cretino (stupid) + ‎-ata → ‎cretinata (a stupid action or thing, stupidity)
      scena (scene) + ‎-ata → ‎scenata (row, scene)
    6. used to form collective nouns
      cucciolo (cub, puppy) + ‎-ata → ‎cucciolata (litter (of newborn animals))
      fiaccola (torch) + ‎-ata → ‎fiaccolata (torchlight procession)
    7. (rare) used as an intensifier
      fiamma (flame) + ‎-ata → ‎fiammata (burst of flames)
    Usage notes
    • Functions of this suffix may sometimes overlap (e.g. mano (hand) + ‎-ata → ‎manata (a handful”, but also “a smack given with the hand, a slap) )
    Derived terms
    Italian terms suffixed with -ata
    Descendants
    • Ligurian: -âta

    Latin

    Etymology 1

      Ultimately from the feminine of etymology 2.

      Suffix

      -āta (Late Latin, Early Medieval Latin)

      1. forms nouns
      Derived terms
      Latin terms suffixed with -ata
      Descendants
      • Italo-Romance:
      • North Italian:
      • Gallo-Romance:
      • Ibero-Romance:

      Etymology 2

      Suffix

      -āta

      1. inflection of -ātus:
        1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
        2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

      Suffix

      -ātā

      1. ablative feminine singular of -ātus

      Sicilian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /-ˈa.ta/, [-ˈa.ta]
      • Rhymes: -ata
      • Hyphenation: -à‧ta

      Etymology 1

      Femmine variant of -atu, from Late Latin -āta.

      Suffix

      -ata f (plural -ati)

      1. feminine singular of -atu; forms the feminine singular past participle of regular -ari verbs
        manciari (to eat) + ‎-ata → ‎manciata (eaten)

      Etymology 2

      Nominalization of the past participle form of Etymology 1.

      Suffix

      -ata f (plural -ati)

      1. used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -ari verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb;
        ammazzari (to kill) + ‎-ata → ‎ammazzata (killing)
        cacari (to poo) + ‎-ata → ‎cacata (dump)
        minari (to jerk off) + ‎-ata → ‎minata (handjob)
        nivicari (to snow) + ‎-ata → ‎nivicata (snowfall, snow)
        tilifunari (to phone) + ‎-ata → ‎tilifunata (phone call)
      2. used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a period of time
        jornu (day) + ‎-ata → ‎jurnata (daytime)
        matina (morning) + ‎-ata → ‎matinata (morningtime)
        sira (evening) + ‎-ata → ‎sirata (eveningtime)
      3. used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold)
        cucchiara (spoon) + ‎-ata → ‎cucchiarata (spoonful)
        bruccetta (fork) + ‎-ata → ‎bruccittata (a forkful)
      4. used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a blow with the named object
        cuteḍḍu (knife) + ‎-ata → ‎cutiḍḍata (stab)
        vastuni (stick) + ‎-ata → ‎vastunata (blow with a stick)
      5. used to form nouns, derived from nouns with a (not necesseraly negative) connotation, expressing an action
        critinu (stupid) + ‎-ata → ‎critinata (a stupid action or thing, stupidity)
        miricanu (American) + ‎-ata → ‎miricanata (an American way of life or manner)
        1. Synonyms: â miricana, a l'amiricana
        ciuriddianu (inhabitant of Ciuriddia) + ‎-ata → ‎ciuriddianata (a Ciuriddian way of life or manner)
        1. Synonym: â ciuriddiana
        scena (scene) + ‎-ata → ‎scinata (row, scene)
      6. used to form collective nouns
        figghiu (son, cub) + ‎-ata → ‎figghiata (litter of newborn animals)
        çàccura (torch) + ‎-ata → ‎çaccurijata (torchlight procession)
      7. (rare) used as an intensifier
        vampa (flame) + ‎-ata → ‎vampata (burst of flames)
      Usage notes
      • Functions of this suffix may sometimes overlap (e.g. manu (hand) + ‎-ata → ‎manata (a handful”, but also “a smack given with the hand, a slap) )
      Derived terms
      Sicilian terms suffixed with -ata

      See also

      Spanish

      Suffix

      -ata f (noun-forming suffix, plural -atas)

      1. female equivalent of -ato