patta

See also: Patta, pätta, and paṭṭa

English

Noun

patta (plural pattas)

1. Alternative form of pata (“type of sword”)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo pata (“shoe”), from Portuguese sapato (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.tɑ/, /ˈpɑ.taː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

patta c (plural patta's, diminutive pattaatje n)

1. (slang, chiefly plural) shoe, in particular sneaker

Synonyms

• schoen

Estonian

Noun

patta

1. illative singular of pada

Guhu-Samane

Noun

patta

1. food

References

• Ritva Hemmilä, Orthography and Phonology Database: Islands and Momase Regions (Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1998), page 42, Guhu-Samane

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: pàt‧ta

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin pacta, plural of pactum.

Noun

patta f (uncountable)

1. (sports) draw, tie

   fare patta ― to draw

Descendants

• → Danish: pat
  • → Icelandic: patt
• → French: pat
  • → German: Patt
  • → Greek: πατ (pat)
  • → Polish: pat
  • → Serbo-Croatian: pat
  • → Slovak: pat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French patte.

Noun

patta f (plural patte)

1. (nautical) fluke (of an anchor)
2. fastening plate (of a windowframe, to the wall)
3. cloth grip (of a kitchen utensil), pot holder

   Synonym: presina

4. flipper (of a seal or turtle)

Etymology 3

From Lombard *paita, from Lombardic paita, from Proto-West Germanic *paidu, from Proto-Germanic *paidō (“coat, smock, shirt”). Cognate with Old High German pfeit.

Noun

patta f (plural patte)

1. flap (of a pocket)
2. fly (of trousers)

Further reading

• patta¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• patta² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• patta³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Root
p-t-j
1 term

Etymology

Eventually derived from Latin pactus (“pact”). Compare Italian impattare (“to equalise in a game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat.ta/

Verb

patta (imperfect jpatti, past participle mpatti, verbal noun tpattija)

1. to pay back, requite
   1. to reward, give something in exchange
   2. to take revenge

Conjugation

Conjugation of patta

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	pattejt	pattejt	patta		pattejna	pattejtu	pattew
	f			pattiet
imperfect	m	npatti	tpatti	jpatti		npattu	tpattu	jpattu
	f			tpatti
imperative			patti				pattu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• patten

Noun

patta

1. definite feminine singular of patte

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• पत्त (Devanagari script)
• পত্ত (Bengali script)
• පත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• ပတ္တ or ပတ်တ (Burmese script)
• ปตฺต or ปัตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຕ຺ຕ or ປັຕຕະ (Lao script)
• បត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Compare Sanskrit पत्र (patra).

Noun

patta n

1. leaf
2. wing
3. feather

Etymology 2

Compare Sanskrit पात्र (pātra).

Noun

patta m or n

1. bowl
2. alms bowl

Declension

Declension table of "patta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	patto	pattā
Accusative (second)	pattaṃ	patte
Instrumental (third)	pattena	pattehi or pattebhi
Dative (fourth)	pattassa or pattāya or pattatthaṃ	pattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pattasmā or pattamhā or pattā	pattehi or pattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pattassa	pattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pattasmiṃ or pattamhi or patte	pattesu
Vocative (calling)	patta	pattā

Declension table of "patta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pattaṃ	pattāni
Accusative (second)	pattaṃ	pattāni
Instrumental (third)	pattena	pattehi or pattebhi
Dative (fourth)	pattassa or pattāya or pattatthaṃ	pattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pattasmā or pattamhā or pattā	pattehi or pattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pattassa	pattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pattasmiṃ or pattamhi or patte	pattesu
Vocative (calling)	patta	pattāni

Derived terms

• udakapatta

Etymology 3

Adjective

patta

1. past participle of pāpuṇāti (“to reach”)

Usage notes

As the second element of a compound, the initial 'p' is doubled.

Declension

Declension table of "patta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	patto	pattā
Accusative (second)	pattaṃ	patte
Instrumental (third)	pattena	pattehi or pattebhi
Dative (fourth)	pattassa or pattāya or pattatthaṃ	pattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pattasmā or pattamhā or pattā	pattehi or pattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pattassa	pattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pattasmiṃ or pattamhi or patte	pattesu
Vocative (calling)	patta	pattā

Declension table of "pattā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pattā	pattāyo or pattā
Accusative (second)	pattaṃ	pattāyo or pattā
Instrumental (third)	pattāya	pattāhi or pattābhi
Dative (fourth)	pattāya	pattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pattāya	pattāhi or pattābhi
Genitive (sixth)	pattāya	pattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pattāya or pattāyaṃ	pattāsu
Vocative (calling)	patte	pattāyo or pattā

Declension table of "patta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pattaṃ	pattāni
Accusative (second)	pattaṃ	pattāni
Instrumental (third)	pattena	pattehi or pattebhi
Dative (fourth)	pattassa or pattāya or pattatthaṃ	pattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pattasmā or pattamhā or pattā	pattehi or pattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pattassa	pattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pattasmiṃ or pattamhi or patte	pattesu
Vocative (calling)	patta	pattāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “patta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead