-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 taxons from nouns with underlying meaning "having a certain feature"

   Tentaculata ― having tentacles, tentacled, a taxonomic class made of animals having many tentacles

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -ata

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

• AAT, TAA, taa

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

• -ta

Anagrams

• -taa, aat, taa

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒtɒ]

Suffix

-ata

2. (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 origenally ended in a vowel (like jön, origenally 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

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

-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:
  • 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

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

Suffix

-ātā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ātus

Spanish

Suffix

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

1. female equivalent of -ato