-ata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ata"

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin -ata

Suffix

-ata

1. Added to nouns to form adjectives Having, -ed.

   tentaculata ― having tentacles, tentacled

Derived terms

► Translingual words suffixed with -ata

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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

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Esperanto

Suffix

-ata

1. See -at-

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Finnish

Etymology

Re-extracted from -ta applied to stems ending in -a. Use perhaps also influenced by Swedish -a, particularly when used for loanwords.

Suffix

-ata (front vowel harmony variant -ätä)

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.	ole -annut	älä ole -annut
3rd sing.		-atkoon	älköön -atko	3rd sing.	olkoon -annut	älköön olko -annut
1st plur.		-atkaamme	älkäämme -atko	1st plur.	olkaamme -anneet	älkäämme olko -anneet
2nd plur.		-atkaa	älkää -atko	2nd plur.	olkaa -anneet	älkää olko -anneet
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 1st2		-atakseen		past	-annut	-attu
2nd	inessive1	-atessa	-attaessa	agent1, 3	-aama
	instructive	-aten	—	negative	-aamaton
3rd	inessive	-aamassa	—	1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. 3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix.
	elative	-aamasta	—
	illative	-aamaan	—
	adessive	-aamalla	—
	abessive	-aamatta	—
	instructive	-aaman	-attaman
4th	nominative	-aaminen
	partitive	-aamista
5th2		-aamaisillaan

Derived terms

► Finnish words suffixed with -ata

See also

• -ta

Anagrams

• -taa, aat, taa

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ta/, [ˈäːt̪ä]
• Hyphenation: -à‧ta

Suffix

-ata f

1. Used with a stem to form the feminine singular past participle of regular -are verbs.

   ‎trovare (“to find”) + ‎-ata → ‎trovata (“found”)

2. Used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -are verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb.

   ‎telefonare (“to phone”) + ‎-ata → ‎telefonata (“phone call”)

   ‎nevicare (“to snow”) + ‎-ata → ‎nevicata (“snowfall, snow”)

3. 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”)

4. 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”)

5. 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”)

6. 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”)

7. Used to form collective nouns.

   ‎cucciolo (“cub, puppy”) + ‎-ata → ‎cucciolata (“litter (of newborn animals)”)

   ‎fiaccola (“torch”) + ‎-ata → ‎fiaccolata (“torchlight procession”)

8. (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 words suffixed with -ata

Descendants

• → Ligurian: -âta

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Latin

Suffix

-āta

1. nominative feminine singular of -ātus
2. nominative neuter plural of -ātus
3. accusative neuter plural of -ātus
4. vocative feminine singular of -ātus
5. vocative neuter plural of -ātus

Suffix

-ātā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ātus

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Spanish

Suffix

-ata f

1. feminine singular of -ato