ater
Galician
Etymology
From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈteːɾ]
Verb
ater (first-person singular present ateño, first-person singular preterite ativen, past participle atido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ater (irregular)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | ater | |||||
| Personal | ater | ateres | ater | atermos | aterdes | ateren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| atendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | atido | atidos | ||||
| Feminine | atida | atidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | ateño | atés | atén | atemos | atendes, atedes | ateñen |
| Imperfect | atiña | atiñas | atiña | atiñamos | atiñades | atiñan |
| Preterite | ativen | ativeches | ativo | ativemos | ativestes | ativeron |
| Pluperfect | ativera | ativeras | ativera | ativeramos | ativerades | ativeran |
| Future | aterei | aterás | aterá | ateremos | ateredes | aterán |
| Conditional | atería | aterías | atería | ateriamos | ateriades | aterían |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | ateña | ateñas | ateña | ateñamos | ateñades | ateñan |
| Imperfect | ativese | ativeses | ativese | ativésemos | ativésedes | ativesen |
| Future | ativer | ativeres | ativer | ativermos | ativerdes | ativeren |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | atén | ateña | ateñamos | atende, atede | ateñan | |
| Negative (non) | non ateñas | non ateña | non ateñamos | non ateñades | non ateñan | |
Reintegrated conjugation of ater (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, compare Malay hantar.
Verb
ater
Latin
Alternative forms
- ātrus
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ātros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Old Irish áith (“kiln”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.tɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ter]
Adjective
āter (feminine ātra, neuter ātrum, comparative ātrior, superlative āterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
- gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
- (poetic, rare) malevolent
- (poetic) obscure
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | āter | ātra | ātrum | ātrī | ātrae | ātra | |
| genitive | ātrī | ātrae | ātrī | ātrōrum | ātrārum | ātrōrum | |
| dative | ātrō | ātrae | ātrō | ātrīs | |||
| accusative | ātrum | ātram | ātrum | ātrōs | ātrās | ātra | |
| ablative | ātrō | ātrā | ātrō | ātrīs | |||
| vocative | āter | ātra | ātrum | ātrī | ātrae | ātra | |
Synonyms
- (black, dark): fuscus
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “dull black”): albus
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
See also
| albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic) | rāvus, pullus, mūrīnus (of livestock) | niger, āter, furvus, fuscus ("swarthy"), piceus (poetic) |
| ruber, russus, rūbidus (dark), flammeus (poetic); rutilus, pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic) | rūfus, rutilus, rōbus (of oxen), croceus (poetic), aureus (poetic); fulvus (poetic), niger (of eyes), badius (of horses) | lūteus, flāvus ("blond"), lūridus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic) |
| viridis, flāvus (poetic) | viridis, herbeus (of eyes), fulvus (poetic) | viridis, glaucus (poetic), caeruleus (poetic, only dark) |
| glaucus (poetic), caeruleus, caesius (of eyes) | caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus (poetic) | |
| violāceus | purpureus (underlying shade) | roseus |
References
- “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ater”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “ater”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈte(ʁ)/ [aˈte(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈte(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈte(ʁ)/ [aˈte(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /aˈte(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈteɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈte.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: a‧ter
Verb
ater (first-person singular present atenho, first-person singular preterite ative, past participle atido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ater (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | ater | |||||
| Personal | ater | ateres | ater | atermos | aterdes | aterem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| atendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | atido | atidos | ||||
| Feminine | atida | atidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | atenho | aténs | atém | atemos | atendes | atêm |
| Imperfect | atinha | atinhas | atinha | atínhamos | atínheis | atinham |
| Preterite | ative | ativeste | ateve | ativemos | ativestes | ativeram |
| Pluperfect | ativera | ativeras | ativera | ativéramos | ativéreis | ativeram |
| Future | aterei | aterás | aterá | ateremos | atereis | aterão |
| Conditional | ateria | aterias | ateria | ateríamos | ateríeis | ateriam |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | atenha | atenhas | atenha | atenhamos | atenhais | atenham |
| Imperfect | ativesse | ativesses | ativesse | ativéssemos | ativésseis | ativessem |
| Future | ativer | ativeres | ativer | ativermos | ativerdes | ativerem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | atém | atenha | atenhamos | atende | atenham | |
| Negative (não) | não atenhas | não atenha | não atenhamos | não atenhais | não atenham | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “ater”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ater”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
ater (plural ateer)
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary[2], 2005
Waigali
Etymology
From Proto-Nuristani *ãtari, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈteɾ/
Adverb
ater (Nisheigram)[1]