Amata

See also: amata

English

Etymology

From Latin amāta (“loved, beloved”); feminine perfect passive participle of amāre (“love”). It can also be interpreted as the feminine form of the saint's name Amātus.

Proper noun

Amata (plural Amatas)

1. A female given name from Latin; always rare in English.
2. (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia.

Related terms

• Aimee
• amatory
• Amee
• Amey
• Amie
• Amy

 

Translations

wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia

• Portuguese: Amata f

Latin

Etymology

From amāta, feminine form of amātus (“beloved”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.ta/, [äˈmäːt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ta/, [äˈmäːt̪ä]

Proper noun

Amāta f sg (genitive Amātae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and mother of Lavinia.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amāta
Genitive	Amātae
Dative	Amātae
Accusative	Amātam
Ablative	Amātā
Vocative	Amāta

References

• “Amata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Amata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.tɐ/

Proper noun

Amata f

1. (Roman mythology) Amata (wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia)