ater

See also: Ater, atter, āter, ǡter, äter, and åter

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *ten-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti

Proto-Italic *tenēō

Latin teneō

Latin attinēre

Galician ater

Inherited from Latin attinēre (“to attain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈteːɾ]

Verb

ater (first-person singular present ateño, first-person singular preterite ativen, past participle atido)

1. (reflexive) to conform, comply

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)

	Singular	Plural
First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / 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	atés, aténs	atém	atemos	atendes	atenhem, atêm, atém1
Imperfect	atinha	atinhas	atinha	atínhamos	atínhades, atínheis, atínhais1	atinham
Preterite	ativem, ative	ativeste, ativeche1	ativo, ateve	ativemos	ativestes	ativérom, ativeram
Pluperfect	ativera	ativeras	ativera	ativéramos	ativérades, ativéreis, ativérais1	ativeram
Future	aterei	aterás	aterá	ateremos	ateredes, atereis	aterám, aterão
Conditional	ateria	aterias	ateria	ateríamos	ateríades, ateríeis, ateríais1	ateriam
Subjunctive
Present	atenha	atenhas	atenha	atenhamos	atenhades, atenhais	atenham
Imperfect	ativesse	ativesses	ativesse	ativéssemos	ativéssedes, ativésseis	ativessem
Future	ativer	ativeres	ativer	ativermos	ativerdes	ativerem
Imperative
Affirmative		atém	atenha	atenhamos	atende	atenham
Negative (nom)	nom atenhas	nom atenha	nom atenhamos	nom atenhades, nom atenhais	nom atenham

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• abster
• conter
• deter
• entreter
• manter
• reter
• soster
• ter

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, compare Malay hantar.

Verb

ater

1. to send, to deliver

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)

1. dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
2. gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
3. (poetic, rare) malevolent
4. (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

• albus an āter sit
• ātra bīlis
• ātrāmentum
• ātricapillus
• ātritās

Related terms

• atrōcitās
• atrōciter
• atrōx

Descendants

• → French: âtre
• → Italian: atro
• → Portuguese: atro
• → Spanish: atro

See also

Colors in Classical and Old Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)

albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)	pullus, fuscus, aquilus, mūrīnus (of livestock)	āter, niger, furvus, piceus (poetic)
rūfus, russus, ruber, flammeus (poetic), rōbus (of oxen), burrus; pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)	rutilus, fulvus (poetic), rāvus (of eyes), aureus (poetic), croceus (poetic); rūbidus, niger (of eyes), badius (of horses)	lūteus, flāvus, lūridus, pallidus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
viridis, flāvus (poetic)	viridis, herbeus, fulvus (poetic)	viridis, glaucus, caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
	glaucus, caesius (of eyes)	caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus
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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *ten-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti

Proto-Italic *tenēō

Latin teneō

Latin attinēre

Portuguese ater

Inherited from Latin attinēre (“to attain”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈte(ʁ)/ [aˈte(h)]

• (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/

• (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)

1. (reflexive) to conform, comply

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

• deter
• suster
• ter

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)

1. enemy

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. in

Derived terms

• ateri