vata
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vata"
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वात (vāta)
Noun
vata (uncountable)
Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
Noun
vata m
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 465
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Watte,[1][2] from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvata]
Noun
vata f
- cotton wool (absorbent cotton)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007), “vata”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968), Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- “vata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *vata, from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ. Compare Hawaiian haka and Māori whata.
Noun
vata
References
- Schütz, Albert J. and Komaitai, Rusiate T. (1968) Lessons in Fijian (with the assistance of Ayako Yasuda)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑtɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): va‧ta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *vata, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wadaz (compare Swedish vad, Old Norse vaðr).
Noun
vata
- a type of small seine (fishing net)
Declension
| Inflection of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
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| nominative | vata | vadat | |
| genitive | vadan | vatojen | |
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | |
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vata | vadat | |
| accusative | nom. | vata | vadat |
| gen. | vadan | ||
| genitive | vadan | vatojen vatain rare | |
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | |
| inessive | vadassa | vadoissa | |
| elative | vadasta | vadoista | |
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | |
| adessive | vadalla | vadoilla | |
| ablative | vadalta | vadoilta | |
| allative | vadalle | vadoille | |
| essive | vatana | vatoina | |
| translative | vadaksi | vadoiksi | |
| abessive | vadatta | vadoitta | |
| instructive | — | vadoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Etymology 2
Unknown. Compare Karelian vata. One proposal is that it is a Germanic borrowing, akin to Old Norse vátr.[1]
Noun
vata
- (dialectal) chickweed, common chickweed (Stellaria media)
- water chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum)
Declension
| Inflection of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vata | vadat | |
| genitive | vadan | vatojen | |
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | |
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vata | vadat | |
| accusative | nom. | vata | vadat |
| gen. | vadan | ||
| genitive | vadan | vatojen vatain rare | |
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | |
| inessive | vadassa | vadoissa | |
| elative | vadasta | vadoista | |
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | |
| adessive | vadalla | vadoilla | |
| ablative | vadalta | vadoilta | |
| allative | vadalle | vadoille | |
| essive | vatana | vatoina | |
| translative | vadaksi | vadoiksi | |
| abessive | vadatta | vadoitta | |
| instructive | — | vadoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Koivulehto, Jorma & Kallio, Petri: Lainaetymologioita neljältä vuosikymmeneltä (2016). SUST 274.
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
Noun
vata m (genitive singular vata, nominative plural vatanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “vata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
Noun
vata f (plural vatos)
- cotton wool (absorbent cotton)
Derived terms
- cukraus vata (“candy floss”)
Malagasy
Noun
vata
References
- vata in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀯𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- वत (Devanagari script)
- ৰত (Bengali script)
- වත (Sinhalese script)
- ဝတ (Burmese script)
- วต or วะตะ (Thai script)
- ᩅᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ວຕ or ວະຕະ (Lao script)
- វត (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄖 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Probably inherited from Sanskrit वत (vata), though Vedic Sanskrit used बत (bata) instead.
Particle
vata
Usage notes
Used as part of an exclamation.
Etymology 2
In form inherited from Sanskrit वृत (vṛta) but with meaning corresponding to Sanskrit व्रत (vrata, “vow”); both derived from the same root, Sanskrit वृ (vṛ).
Noun
vata m or n
Declension
Declension table of "vata" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vato | vatā |
| Accusative (second) | vataṃ | vate |
| Instrumental (third) | vatena | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vatassa or vatāya or vatatthaṃ | vatānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vatasmā or vatamhā or vatā | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vatassa | vatānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vatasmiṃ or vatamhi or vate | vatesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vata | vatā |
Declension table of "vata" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vataṃ | vatāni |
| Accusative (second) | vataṃ | vatāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vatena | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vatassa or vatāya or vatatthaṃ | vatānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vatasmā or vatamhā or vatā | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vatassa | vatānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vatasmiṃ or vatamhi or vate | vatesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vata | vatāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “vata”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋâta/
Noun
vȁta f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏та)
- cotton wool
- Synonym: (Croatia) blazinica
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vata | vate |
| genitive | vate | vata |
| dative | vati | vatama |
| accusative | vatu | vate |
| vocative | vato | vate |
| locative | vati | vatama |
| instrumental | vatom | vatama |
Spanish
Noun
vata f (plural vatas)
- female equivalent of vato
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βata/
Numeral
vata
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Ross, Malcolm D. (2016), Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 5, People: body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368
Volapük
Noun
vata
- genitive singular of vat