-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

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

Derived terms

English

Suffix

-ata

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

Anagrams

AAT, TAA, taa

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈa.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈa.ta]

Suffix

-ata

feminine singular of -at

Esperanto

Suffix

-ata

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)

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

Anagrams

-taa, aat, taa

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɒtɒ]

Suffix

-ata

(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 jő)

-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

hallata

hallatán

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

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)

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)

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”)
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”)
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”)
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”)
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”)
used to form collective nouns
‎cucciolo (“cub, puppy”) + ‎-ata → ‎cucciolata (“litter (of newborn animals)”)

‎fiaccola (“torch”) + ‎-ata → ‎fiaccolata (“torchlight procession”)
(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)

forms nouns

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ata

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: -ata
- Sicilian: -ata
North Italian:
- Venetan: -ada
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: -ada
- Franco-Provençal: -â
- Old French: -ee
  - French: -ée
- Occitan: -ada
  - → French: -ade
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: -ada, -ata (Pyrenean)
- Galician: -ada
- Portuguese: -ada
- Spanish: -ada

Etymology 2

Suffix

-āta

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

Suffix

-ātā

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)

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)

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”)
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”)
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”)
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”)
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”)

Synonyms: â miricana, a l'amiricana

‎ciuriddianu (“inhabitant of Ciuriddia”) + ‎-ata → ‎ciuriddianata (“a Ciuriddian way of life or manner”)

Synonym: â ciuriddiana

‎scena (“scene”) + ‎-ata → ‎scinata (“row, scene”)
used to form collective nouns
‎figghiu (“son, cub”) + ‎-ata → ‎figghiata (“litter of newborn animals”)

‎çàccura (“torch”) + ‎-ata → ‎çaccurijata (“torchlight procession”)
(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

mujata

ucchiata

Spanish

Suffix

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

female equivalent of -ato