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Adjective
armata (accusative singular armatan, plural armataj, accusative plural armatajn)
- singular present passive participle of armi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈma.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: ar‧mà‧ta
Etymology 1
From the feminine past participle of armare, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).
Adjective
armata
- feminine singular of armato
Participle
armata f sg
- feminine singular of armato
Etymology 2
Noun
armata f (plural armate)
- (military) army
- (nautical) fleet
- Synonym: flotta
Descendants
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Participle
armāta
- inflection of armātus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
armātā
- ablative feminine singular of armātus
References
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin armāta (“armed”). Until 18th century, denotes only naval fleet (similar to Spanish armada) or artillery.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈma.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: ar‧ma‧ta
Noun
armata f (diminutive armatka)
- cannon, large gun
- Hypernym: działo
- (colloquial, figurative) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prącie
- (obsolete) navy
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “armata”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “z łac. armata, ‘uzbrojona’; dawniej całą ‘artylerję’ oznaczało;: »starszy nad armatą koronną«, »oficerowie armaty«; dopiero od 18. w. nazywano tak działa same.”
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “armata”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “w 16. w. ‘flota wojenna’”
- ^ Cnapii, Gregorii (1643) “Armata”, in Thesauri polonolatinogræci Tomus I: “Armata/ vide Woysko wodne.”
Further reading
- armata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- armata in Polish dictionaries at PWN