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English

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Pronunciation

• (stressed) enPR: ăt, IPA^(key): /æt/

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  • Homophone: @
  • Rhymes: -æt
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /ət/
  • Homophone: it (unstressed; only in some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English at, from Old English æt (“at, near, by, toward”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, near, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognate with Scots at (“at”), North Frisian äät, äit, et, it (“at”), Danish at (“to”), Swedish åt (“for, toward”), Norwegian åt (“to”), Faroese at (“at, to, toward”), Icelandic að (“to, towards”), Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at, “at”), Latin ad (“to, near”).

Preposition

at

1. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.

   Caesar was at Rome

   at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine

   at Jim’s house

   • 1919, Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "The Life of Cicero", 43 (Bernadotte Perrin, trans.)

     "Hirtius and Pansa, who were good men and admirers of Cicero, begged him not to desert them, and undertook to put down Antony if Cicero would remain at Rome."

   • 1992, Rudolf M Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 4:

     (b) sporophyte with foot reduced, the entire sporophyte enveloped by the calyptra, which is ± stipitate at the base.

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Today my friend Marsha is at her friend's house.

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2. (indicating time) Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.

   at six o’clock

   at closing time

   at night

   • 1838, The Family Magazine:

     Lafayette was major-general in the American army at the age of 18 […]

   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:

     Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online.

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Hi, Anne. Are you busy? — Hi, Anna. Yes. At 10 a.m. I am writing.

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3. In the direction of (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).

   Don't just talk at someone; really listen to what they have to say.

   He threw the ball at me.

   He shouted at her.

   • 1908, W B M Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

     “My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly.
     Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan.
     “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”

   • 2023 July 9, Barbie, spoken by Ken (Ryan Gosling):

     Come on in. I'll play the guitar at you.

5. Denotes a price.

   3 apples at 2¢ (each)

   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.

6. Occupied in (activity).

   men at work

7. In a state of.

   She is at sixes and sevens with him.

   They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.

   The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.

8. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.

   Sell at 90.

   Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.

   I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.

9. Because of.

   to laugh at a joke

   mad at their comments

10. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
    • 1995, Richard Klein, Cigarettes are Sublime, →ISBN, page 41:

      [...] to be sold at auction for sixty gold francs.

    • 2012, Sami Moubayed, Syria and the USA: Washington's Relations with Damascus, →ISBN:

      A few days later, on 1 October, King Hussein opened the Jordanian Parliament by speaking at length about the crisis in Syria,

11. Holding a given speed or rate.

    It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.

    Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.

12. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.

    The twins were both bad at chemistry.

    He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.

    • 2015, Sanyan Stories: Favorites from a Ming Dynasty Collection, →ISBN, page 157:

      She's good at playing musical instruments, singing and dancing, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

13. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
    • 1995 Keith Wood, quoted in David Hughes, "Wood odds-on to take one against the head", in The Independent (London) 18 January:

      I think 'Jesus, my back is at me'. Then I get the ball. Off you go for 10 yards and you don't feel a thing. Then you stop and think: `Jesus, it's at me again'

    • 2014 Marian Keyes "Antarctic Diary - Part 2" personal website (January 2014):

      He seems to be saying. “Ah, go on, you’re making the other lads feel bad.” But the 4th fella says, “No. Don’t be ‘at’ me. I’m just not in the form right now, I’ll stay where I am, thanks.”

14. (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, especially finance) (also as at; before dates) On a particular date.
    • n.d., quoted in Longmans Business Dictionary:

      balance as at 20th March 1999

Usage notes

• He threw the ball to me — (so I could catch it).
• He threw the ball at me — (trying to hit me with it).

• He talked to her — (conversationally).
• He shouted at her — (aggressively).

Derived terms

• where it's at

Translations

Noun

at (plural ats)

2. The at sign (@).

Translations

Verb

at (third-person singular simple present ats, present participle atting, simple past and past participle atted)

1. (informal, neologism) Rare form of @; to reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)
   • 2022, William Morris, Motley Vision:

     If you have questions or observations on my discussion questions, feel free to reply to this email, at me on Twitter, or comment on the companion post on AMV.

Usage notes

Chiefly used in the phrase "don't @ me"/"don't at me". It can be used humorously when stated after an unpopular or ironic opinion, to forestall dissent.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

at

1. (Northern England, rare, possibly obsolete) Alternative form of 'at (relative pronoun; reduced form of "that" and/or "what")
   • 1860, Robert Gordon Latham, Song of Solomon, as spoken in Durham , in A hand-book of the English language:

     Tak us t' foxes, t' little foxes at spoils t' veynes: fer our veynes hev tender grapes.

Etymology 3

Noun

at (plural ats or at)

1. Alternative form of att (Laos currency unit)

References

• “at”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• T&A, T.A., T/A, TA, ta

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آت (at, “horse”).

Noun

át m (plural atllárë, definite áti)

1. saddle horse, steed

   Near-synonyms: kálë, hamshór

2. (figurative) strong hard-working man

   Synonym: farán

Declension

References

Further reading

• “at”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “at”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
• Jungg, G. (1895) “at”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 2*

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑt/

• Audio (Baku)

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *at (“horse”).

Noun

at (definite accusative atı, plural atlar)

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Azerbaijani · şahmat fiquru (layout · text)
şah	vəzir	top	fil	at	piyada

References

Further reading

• “at” in Obastan.com.

Etymology 2

Verb

at

1. second-person singular imperative of atmaq

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔat/,

Conjunction

at (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆ᜔)

1. (Daet) and

   Synonyms: asin, saka, buda, sagkod, nan, tapos

Chuukese

Noun

at

1. boy

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *at.

Noun

at

1. horse

Declension

References

• “at”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at. Cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian at. Probably from Proto-Germanic *þat, a demonstrative pronoun used as a conjunction; compare English that, German dass, Dutch dat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad/, ,

Conjunction

at

1. that (introduces a noun clause functioning as the subject, object or predicative of a verb, or as the object of a prepositional phrase)
   • 1986, Knud Erik Larsen, Bare ikke om søndagen‎:

     Knud hørte, at bedstefaren lagde værktøjet fra sig

     Knud heard that his grandfather put down the tool.

   • 1876, J.P. Jacobsen, Fru Marie Grubbe‎, volume 1, page 67:

     Hun var overbevist om at det var sandt.

     She was convinced that it was true.

2. (archaic) that, in order that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the purpose)
   • 1856, Christian Winther, Hr. Peder Jernskjæg, from Hjortens Flugt / https://kalliope.org/da/text/winther2018100610:

     Og Hjorten vil jeg fange, | At Korset jeg kan faae.

     And the deer, I will catch, that I may win the cross.

   • 1987, Thomas Bruun, Et paradisisk blik. Humoresker og grotesker:

     det er helvedes svært, at du bare ved det.

     it is damned difficult, just that you know it.

   Synonym: for at

3. that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result, normally after a demonstrative adverb or pronoun)
   • 1902, Karin Michaëlis, Barnet‎:

     Jeg er saa fattig, at jeg sulter paa Sjæl og Legeme.

     I am so poor that I starve in my soul and my body.

   Synonyms: så at, således at

4. that, why (introducing an independent clause, expressing passion, surprise, anger, or joy)
   • 1901, Herman Bang, Det graa Hus‎:

     At De kan synge saa tidligt om Morgenen.

     That you can sing that early in the morning.

5. (proscribed) added pleonastically to other conjunctions: fordi at, hvis at, når at
   • 2009, Frank Colding, Sejleren, p. 32 / https://books.google.dk/books?id=HCNperkZeKIC&pg=PA32:

     Forbavset aner min forstand, | at denne scenes sære magt | kun begribes, hvis at man | bevæger sig i dansetakt.

     Astonished, my mind senses that the strange power of this scene can only be understood if one moves in dance steps.

References

• “at,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “at,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse at, cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian å. Originally the same word as the preposition Old Norse at (“at, to”), from Proto-Germanic *at, cognate with English at. Doublet of ad). In the West Germanic languages, a different preposition, *tō (“to”), serves as the infinitive marker, cf English to, German zu, Dutch te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ,
• (at the beginning of a sentence) IPA^(key): , , /ad/,
• Homophone: og

Particle

at

1. to (infinitive-marker, obligatory when the infinitive functions as noun phrase or an adverbial phrase, but omitted when it is governed by a modal verb)

   Det er menneskeligt at fejle.

   It is human to fail.

2. introducing an adverb of direction after a phrase that normally governs an infinitive (which may be understood elliptically)
   • 1992, Thøger Birkeland, Bette Nielses krig:

     Mon de da ikke snart skulle til at hjemad!

     Aren't they going to go home soon!

References

• “at,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “at,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑt/

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• Rhymes: -ɑt

Verb

at

1. singular past indicative of eten
2. inflection of atten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Eastern Durango Nahuatl

Noun

at

1. water

Egyptian

Romanization

at

1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of ꜥt.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛaːʰt/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰt
• Homophone: æt

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at.

Preposition

at

1. at, towards, to

Etymology 2

From Old Norse at (“that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat (“that”). Cognate with Middle English at (“that”, conjunction and relative pronoun), Scots at (“that”, conjunction and relative pronoun). More at that.

Conjunction

at

1. that

Etymology 3

From Old Norse at (“at, to”), from Proto-Germanic *at (“at, to”). More at at.

Particle

at

1. to A particle used to mark the following verb as an infinitive.

   At lyfta. ― To lift

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin actus. Cognate with Italian atto.

Noun

at m (plural ats)

1. act, action, deed

Related terms

• azion

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English at.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt/

Noun

at n (strong, genitive at, plural ats)

1. at, at-sign

   Synonyms: at-Zeichen, Klammeraffe

Etymology 2

Symbol

at

1. (dated, physics) Symbol for technische Atmosphäre, a non-SI unit of pressure used until 1978.

   Coordinate terms: atü, Pascal

Further reading

• “at” in Duden online
• “at” in Duden online
• “at” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

Romanization

at

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍄

Hokkien

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

at n (genitive singular ats, nominative plural öt)

1. fight

Declension

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ɑt̪ˠ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /at̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish att (“swelling, protuberance, tumour”).

Noun

at m (genitive singular as substantive ait, genitive singular as verbal noun ata, plural atanna)

1. swelling
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11:

     tā at ə l̄āv m inīnə.

     [Tá at i lámh m’iníne.]

     My daughter has a swelling on her hand.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11:

     tā šȧxt n-at i n-ə wunāl.

     [Tá seacht n-at ina mhuineál.]

     He has seven swellings on his neck.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11:

     kiŕ də lāv ə n̄-isḱə leš n̥ t-at ə wȳlū.

     [Cuir do lámh in uisce leis an t-at a maolú.]

     Put your hand in water to reduce the swelling.

2. verbal noun of at

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish attaid (“swells, dilates, increases”, verb), from att (“swelling, protuberance, tumour”).

Verb

at (present atann, future atfaidh, verbal noun at, past participle ata)

1. (intransitive) swell

   Synonym: borr

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11:

     tā ə h-ēdn̥ atī.

     [Tá a héadan ataithe.]

     Her face is swollen.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 11:

     tā mə lāv atī.

     [Tá mo lámh ataithe.]

     My hand is swollen.

2. (intransitive) bloat
3. (intransitive, of sea) heave

Conjugation

• Alternative past participle: ataithe

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “at”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “at”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 42
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ataim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Entries containing “at” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Pangasinan ta and tan, Remontado Agta at, Tagalog at, Malay dan, Indonesian dan, Hawaiian a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat/,

Conjunction

at

1. and

   Synonyms: saka, ampo, atsaka

   Pakibilisan at bawal mabagal.

   Do it faster and stop being slow.

Preposition

at

1. with

   Mapagpasubuk at alang pamagkakelanganan.

   to be a challenger with no hesitations.

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin actus.

Noun

at m (plural ac)

1. act
2. action
3. work

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éti.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /at/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /at/,

Conjunction

at

1. introduces a different but not completely opposing thought: but, yet, moreover, on the other hand, on the contrary, still
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.1:

     At rēgīna .

     But the Queen .
     (This phrase, which begins Book 4, recurs twice more to begin subsections within the book: cf. 4.296, 4.504.)

2. whereas

Synonyms

• ast
• sed
• tamen (postpositive)

Derived terms

• atquī

References

• "at", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "at", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• at in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Livonian

Alternative forms

• attõ, āt, ātõ

Verb

at

1. third-person plural present indicative of vȱlda

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English æt, from Proto-Germanic *at, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd.

Alternative forms

• et, ed

Preposition

at

1. at

Descendants

• English: at
• Scots: at
• Yola: adh, ad

References

• “at, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse at.

Particle

at

1. (Northern, northern East Midlands) to (infinitive-marker)

References

• “at, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse at. Cognate with Danish at and Swedish att.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at/,

Conjunction

at

1. that

References

“at” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse at. Cognate with Danish at and Swedish att.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑtː/
• Homophone: att

Conjunction

at

1. that

References

“at” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• it (second-person singular)
• ata (third-person plural relative)

Pronunciation

• (second-person singular): IPA^(key): /at/
• (third-person plural relative): IPA^(key): /ad/

Verb

at

1. inflection of is:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person plural present indicative relative

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *atǭ. Related to Old Norse etja.

Noun

at n (genitive ats, plural ǫt)

1. conflict, fight, battle

Declension

Descendants

• Icelandic: at

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *þat (“that”). Cognate with Old English þæt, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Doublet of þat; for similar loss of þ- compare an from Proto-Germanic *þan.

Conjunction

at

2. that
3. since, because, as

Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *at (“at, to”). Cognate with Old English æt, Old Frisian et, Old Saxon at, Old High German az, Gothic 𐌰𐍄 (at).

Particle

at

1. to (infinitive particle)

Descendants

Preposition

at

1. at, to
2. according to

   at heiðnum lǫgum

   according to heathen law

Descendants

References

• "at", in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa-ta. Compare Classical Nahuatl ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at/

Noun

at (plural ahat)

1. water

   Xiconi chopi at

   Drink some water

2. rain

   Axcan huetzi at

   Today it's raining

3. river

   Nemi ne tacat itempan ne at

   The man is on the riverbank

Derived terms

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ʔa:t, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *as ~ ʔəs. Cognate with Khasi at, Riang ʔas¹, Nyaheun ʔaːjh, Pacoh ayh, Semai as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at/

Verb

at

1. to swell

Pochutec

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa-ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat/

Noun

at

1. water

References

• Boas, Franz (1917 July) “El Dialecto mexicano de Pochutla, Oaxaca”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Spanish), volume 1, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 9–44
• Knab, Tim (1980 July) “When is a language really dead: The case of Pochutec”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 46, number 3, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 230–233

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *at.

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Hualong, Qinghai) IPA^(key):
• (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /ɑtʰ/

Noun

at

1. horse

References

• Potanin, G.N. (1893) “ат”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 428
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “at”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 296
• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “at”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 5
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “at”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 47
• Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “at”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology‎, 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 45, 106, 180
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “at”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 22
• She, Xiu Cun (2015) “at”, in 撒拉语语音研究 [Kunlun academic Series: Salar Phonetic Research]‎, China: 上海大学出版社, →ISBN, pages 44, 292
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “at”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 263

Scots

Etymology 1

Preposition

at

1. at

Etymology 2

Pronoun

at

1. (especially Black Isle) what
2. that (which)

References

• 2018, Robert McColl Millar, Modern Scots: An Analytical Survey, pages 13-14:

  Scots dialects of the Black Isle, a promontory to the north of Inverness, were largely confined to two villages, Cromarty and Avoch, which are not fully connected to the North- East Scots- speaking regions to the east of Inverness The Black Isle dialects (North Northern B) shared much with their Caithness equivalents. With one feature, however, they stood alone, not only in the North or even Scotland, but in the English-speaking world. the <wh> words were not replaced by /f/, as is the case with the other Northern dialects, but by nothing. The Scots equivalent to English what, which is fit or fat in the rest of the Scots-speaking North, was at in Cromarty and Avoch. a good case could be made for the last speaker of archetypically 'Black Isle Scots' dying in 2012.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish att.

Noun

at m

1. swelling, tumour
2. protuberance, prominence

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish attaid (“swells, dilates, increases”, verb), from att (“swelling, protuberance, tumour”).

Verb

at (past dh'at, future ataidh, verbal noun at or atadh, past participle athte)

1. swell, fester, puff up, become tumid
2. swell, as in the sea

Mutation

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “at”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “att”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “attaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Selaru

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

at

1. four

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آت (at).

Noun

at m (Cyrillic spelling ат)

1. steed
2. Arabian (horse)

Declension

Derived terms

Simeulue

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

at

1. four

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 't — after words ending with vowel

Etymology

Compare Pangasinan ta (“because”) and tan (“and”), and Remontado Agta at (“and; because”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔat/,
• Rhymes: -at

Conjunction

at (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔)

1. and

   Synonym: saka

2. as; for; because

   Synonyms: dahil, kasi

   Bilisan mo at ako'y aalis na.

   Do it faster, as I'm leaving soon.

Derived terms

Tlingit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Pronoun

at

1. fourth-person non-human object pronoun (roughly equivalent to "something")
2. fourth-person non-human possessive pronoun (roughly equivalent to "something's")

Derived terms