łata

See also: lata, Lata, latâ, łatą, láta, laṱa, låta, latā, lāta, Łata, Łatą, and łǡta

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ła‧ta
• Homophone: Łata

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lata. Sense 6 is a semantic loan from English patch.

Noun

łata f (diminutive łatka)

1. patch (piece of material used to repair a hole in garment)
2. badge, patch (piece of cloth of a particular colour, shape, or with a particular inscription, worn on clothes)

   Synonyms: oznaczenie, oznaka, znak

3. patch (that which fills or covers a hole in something, e.g. an asphalt patch)
4. patch, speckle (part of fur or hide of an animal with a different color)

   Hypernym: plama

5. flank (cut of beef)
7. (colloquial, computing) patch, patch file

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German latte, late, from Old High German latta, from Proto-Germanic *lattō.

Noun

łata f

1. (construction) batten (horizontal wood beam supporting the tiles or other outer roofing material)

   Hypernym: listwa

2. shuttering board, formwork board

   Hypernym: deska

Descendants

• → Russian: ла́та (láta)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Latte, from Middle High German latte, late, from Old High German latta, from Proto-Germanic *lattō.

1. bubble level
2. water level gauge

   Hypernym: wodowskaz

3. square sawn timber between 32 mm and 10 cm thick

   Hypernym: tarcica

Declension

Declension of łata

	singular	plural
nominative	łata	łaty
genitive	łaty	łat
dative	łacie	łatom
accusative	łatę	łaty
instrumental	łatą	łatami
locative	łacie	łatach
vocative	łato	łaty

Derived terms

adjective

• łaciaty

 

verb

• łatać impf

 

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

łata f

1. genitive/accusative singular of łat

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

łata

1. third-person singular present of łatać

Further reading

• łata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• łata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Verb

łata

1. to guide, to lead

Synonyms

• fiyt