Amata
See also: amata
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin amata (“loved, beloved”); feminine perfect passive participle of amare (“love”). It can also be interpreted as the feminine form of the saint's name Amatus.
Proper noun edit
Amata (plural Amatas)
- A female given name from Latin; always rare in English.
- (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From amāta, feminine form of amātus (“beloved”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmaː.ta/, [äˈmäːt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈma.ta/, [äˈmäːt̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Amāta f sg (genitive Amātae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Amāta |
Genitive | Amātae |
Dative | Amātae |
Accusative | Amātam |
Ablative | Amātā |
Vocative | Amāta |
References edit
- “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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Amata f