adata

See also: adatā

Hungarian

Etymology

adat +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒdɒtɒ]
• Hyphenation: ada‧ta

Noun

adata

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of adat

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	adata	—
accusative	adatát	—
dative	adatának	—
instrumental	adatával	—
causal-final	adatáért	—
translative	adatává	—
terminative	adatáig	—
essive-formal	adataként	—
essive-modal	adatául	—
inessive	adatában	—
superessive	adatán	—
adessive	adatánál	—
illative	adatába	—
sublative	adatára	—
allative	adatához	—
elative	adatából	—
delative	adatáról	—
ablative	adatától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	adatáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	adatáéi	—

Ladin

Verb

adata

1. third-person singular present indicative of adater
2. third-person plural present indicative of adater
3. second-person singular imperative of adater

Latvian

Adata (1)

Adatas (2)

Kaktusa adatas (4)

Kompasa adata (5)

Etymology

From the same stem as adīt (“to knit”) (with an extra -at): Proto-Baltic *ad-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁edʰ-, *h₁odʰ- (“pointed, sharp”). Cognates include Lithuanian ãdata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [adata]

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Noun

adata f (4th declension)

1. needle (a long, thin, pointy tool for sewing or knitting, usually made of metal)

   šujamā adata ― sewing needle

   lāpāmā adata ― darning needle

   adāmadata ― knitting needle

   ķirurģiskā adata ― surgery needle

   adatas acs ― eye of a needle

   adata ar lielu aci ― a needle with a large eye

   ievērt diegu adatā ― to thread (lit. to insert thread into) a needle

   sieva paņēma adatu ar diegu un gribēja sašūt plēsumu svārkos ― (his) wife took a needle and thread and wanted to sew the tear in (his) suit coat

   šīs daļas ada ar smalkākām adatām ― these parts (of the pullover) one knits with finer needles

2. pin (various thin, pointy objects used to hold together clothes, hair, etc. or as ornaments)

   saspraužamā adata ― safety pin

   matu adatas ― hairpins

   kaklasaites adata ― tie pin

   meistars pataustīja, vai adata vēl labi turas kakla lakatiņā ― the master checked whether the pin was still holding the neck kerchief well

3. needle (thin metal object with a sharp point, used for pricking, or for injecting substances)

   injekciju adata ― injection needle

   adatu terapija ― acupuncture (lit. needle therapy)

4. (usually plural) needles, spikes, thorns, spines (thin, sharp growths on plants or animals)

   eža kažoka adatas ― hedgehog spikes

   kaktusa adatas ― cactus thorns

   cirtēju cietās rokas nejuta asās skuju adatas, kas ķērās viņu drēbēs un dūrās, kur vien pieskārās ― the hard hands of the lumbermen did not feel the sharp connifer needles that stuck to their clothes and pricked wherever they touched

5. needle (part of an instrument or machine with a needle-like shape or form)

   manometra adata ― the needle of the pressure gauge

   mērinstrumenta adata ― the needle of the meter, measuring instrument

   kompasa adata ― compass needle

   dreboša magnēta adata vienmēr griežas pret polu ― the trembling magnet needle always turns towards the pole

   spidometers drebināja rādītāja adatu, ceļa kilometri dila, un skaitlis uz skalas auga ― the speedometer made its indicator needle tremble, the kilometers of the path (to go) decreased, and the numbers on the meter grew

Declension

Declension of adata (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	adata	adatas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	adatu	adatas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	adatas	adatu
dative (datīvs)	adatai	adatām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	adatu	adatām
locative (lokatīvs)	adatā	adatās
vocative (vokatīvs)	adata	adatas

Related terms

• adīt

Lithuanian

Adata (1) - Sewing needle

Ežio adatos (2) - A hedgehog's needles

Etymology

Probably from adyti (“to darn, sew”), or a related form. Cognate to Latvian adata (see above), the suffix is -ata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.dɐ.tɐ/

Noun

ãdata f (plural ãdatos) stress pattern 1

1. needle (used for sewing, knitting, etc.)

   ãdatos ausẽlė - eye of the needle

   Coordinate term: virbalas (“knitting needle”)

2. any thin, sharp, pointed object: spine, prick, thorn
3. surgery needle, injection

   léisti ãdatą - give an injection

Declension

Declension of ãdata

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	ãdata	ãdatos
genitive (kilmininkas)	ãdatos	ãdatų
dative (naudininkas)	ãdatai	ãdatoms
accusative (galininkas)	ãdatą	ãdatas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	ãdata	ãdatomis
locative (vietininkas)	ãdatoje	ãdatose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	ãdata	ãdatos

Derived terms

• adatinė
• sedėti, kaip ant adatų

Further reading

• “adata”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “adata”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024