vata
Cypriot Arabic
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 465
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Watte,[1][2] from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvata]
Declension
Derived terms
References
- "vata" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *vata, from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ. Compare Hawaiian haka and Maori whata.
References
- Schütz, Albert J. and Komaitai, Rusiate T. (1968) Lessons in Fijian (with the assistance of Ayako Yasuda)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑtɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧ta
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *vata, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wadaz (compare Swedish vad, Old Norse vaðr).
Declension
Inflection of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | vata | vadat | ||
genitive | vadan | vatojen | ||
partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | vata | vadat | ||
accusative | nom. | vata | vadat | |
gen. | vadan | |||
genitive | vadan | vatojen vatainrare | ||
partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
inessive | vadassa | vadoissa | ||
elative | vadasta | vadoista | ||
illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
adessive | vadalla | vadoilla | ||
ablative | vadalta | vadoilta | ||
allative | vadalle | vadoille | ||
essive | vatana | vatoina | ||
translative | vadaksi | vadoiksi | ||
abessive | vadatta | vadoitta | ||
instructive | — | vadoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Etymology 2
Unknown. Compare Karelian vata. One proposal is that it is a Germanic borrowing, akin to Old Norse vátr.[1]
Noun
vata
- (dialectal) chickweed, common chickweed (Stellaria media)
- water chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum)
Declension
Inflection of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | vata | vadat | ||
genitive | vadan | vatojen | ||
partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | vata | vadat | ||
accusative | nom. | vata | vadat | |
gen. | vadan | |||
genitive | vadan | vatojen vatainrare | ||
partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
inessive | vadassa | vadoissa | ||
elative | vadasta | vadoista | ||
illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
adessive | vadalla | vadoilla | ||
ablative | vadalta | vadoilta | ||
allative | vadalle | vadoille | ||
essive | vatana | vatoina | ||
translative | vadaksi | vadoiksi | ||
abessive | vadatta | vadoitta | ||
instructive | — | vadoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
References
- Koivulehto, Jorma & Kallio, Petri: Lainaetymologioita neljältä vuosikymmeneltä (2016). SUST 274.
Anagrams
Irish
Declension
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Derived terms
- cukraus vata (“candy floss”)
Malagasy
References
- vata in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- वत (Devanagari script)
- ৰত (Bengali script)
- වත (Sinhalese script)
- ဝတ (Burmese script)
- วต or วะตะ (Thai script)
- ᩅᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ວຕ or ວະຕະ (Lao script)
- វត (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄖 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Probably inherited from Sanskrit वत (vata), though Vedic Sanskrit used बत (bata) instead.
Usage notes
Used as part of an exclamation.
Etymology 2
In form inherited from Sanskrit वृत (vṛta) but with meaning corresponding to Sanskrit व्रत (vrata, “vow”); both derived from the same root, Sanskrit वृ (vṛ).
Declension
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | vato | vatā |
Accusative (second) | vataṃ | vate |
Instrumental (third) | vatena | vatehi or vatebhi |
Dative (fourth) | vatassa or vatāya or vatatthaṃ | vatānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | vatasmā or vatamhā or vatā | vatehi or vatebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | vatassa | vatānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | vatasmiṃ or vatamhi or vate | vatesu |
Vocative (calling) | vata | vatā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | vataṃ | vatāni |
Accusative (second) | vataṃ | vatāni |
Instrumental (third) | vatena | vatehi or vatebhi |
Dative (fourth) | vatassa or vatāya or vatatthaṃ | vatānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | vatasmā or vatamhā or vatā | vatehi or vatebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | vatassa | vatānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | vatasmiṃ or vatamhi or vate | vatesu |
Vocative (calling) | vata | vatāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vata”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋâta/
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βata/
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Ross, Malcolm D. (2016) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 5, People: body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368