atari

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English

The white stone is in atari since it only has one liberty. Black is threatening to capture.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.

Pronunciation

Noun

atari (plural atari or ataris or ataries)

  1. (go) A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
    • 1990 May 25, Jonathan Buss, “Watanabe vs Buss, moves 15-17”, in rec.games.go (Usenet):
      In situations like this, beginners often make the mistake of giving an atari, which strengthens only the opponent.
    • 2003, Peter Shotwell, Go! More Than a Game:
      ... White responds with an atari of her own ...
    • 2004, John Fairbairn, Invitation to Go:
      The important thing to note is that playing the simple atari first fails ...

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

From ata- (combining form of ate (door)) +‎ -iri.[1] The "threshold" sense is a semantic loan from Spanish umbral.

Pronunciation

Noun

atari inan

  1. gateway, doorway, portal
  2. introduction, beginning
  3. threshold (lower limit)
  4. (Internet) portal

Declension

Declension of atari (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive atari ataria atariak
ergative atarik atariak atariek
dative atariri atariari atariei
genitive atariren atariaren atarien
comitative atarirekin atariarekin atariekin
causative atarirengatik atariarengatik atariengatik
benefactive atarirentzat atariarentzat atarientzat
instrumental atariz atariaz atariez
inessive ataritan atarian atarietan
locative ataritako atariko atarietako
allative ataritara atarira atarietara
terminative ataritaraino atariraino atarietaraino
directive ataritarantz atarirantz atarietarantz
destinative ataritarako atarirako atarietarako
ablative ataritatik ataritik atarietatik
partitive ataririk
prolative ataritzat

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “ate”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 113

Further reading

  • atari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • atari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of ammatti- ja taparikollisuus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑtɑri/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑri
  • Syllabification(key): a‧ta‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): ata‧ri

Noun

atari

  1. (chiefly as modifier in compound terms) professional and habitual crime

Declension

Inflection of atari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative atari atarit
genitive atarin atarien
atareiden
atareitten
partitive ataria atareita
atareja
illative atariin atareihin
singular plural
nominative atari atarit
accusative nom. atari atarit
gen. atarin
genitive atarin atarien
atareiden
atareitten
partitive ataria atareita
atareja
inessive atarissa atareissa
elative atarista atareista
illative atariin atareihin
adessive atarilla atareilla
ablative atarilta atareilta
allative atarille atareille
essive atarina atareina
translative atariksi atareiksi
abessive ataritta atareitta
instructive atarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of atari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative atarini atarini
accusative nom. atarini atarini
gen. atarini
genitive atarini atarieni
atareideni
atareitteni
partitive atariani atareitani
atarejani
inessive atarissani atareissani
elative ataristani atareistani
illative atariini atareihini
adessive atarillani atareillani
ablative atariltani atareiltani
allative atarilleni atareilleni
essive atarinani atareinani
translative atarikseni atareikseni
abessive atarittani atareittani
instructive
comitative atareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative atarisi atarisi
accusative nom. atarisi atarisi
gen. atarisi
genitive atarisi atariesi
atareidesi
atareittesi
partitive atariasi atareitasi
atarejasi
inessive atarissasi atareissasi
elative ataristasi atareistasi
illative atariisi atareihisi
adessive atarillasi atareillasi
ablative atariltasi atareiltasi
allative atarillesi atareillesi
essive atarinasi atareinasi
translative atariksesi atareiksesi
abessive atarittasi atareittasi
instructive
comitative atareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative atarimme atarimme
accusative nom. atarimme atarimme
gen. atarimme
genitive atarimme atariemme
atareidemme
atareittemme
partitive atariamme atareitamme
atarejamme
inessive atarissamme atareissamme
elative ataristamme atareistamme
illative atariimme atareihimme
adessive atarillamme atareillamme
ablative atariltamme atareiltamme
allative atarillemme atareillemme
essive atarinamme atareinamme
translative atariksemme atareiksemme
abessive atarittamme atareittamme
instructive
comitative atareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative atarinne atarinne
accusative nom. atarinne atarinne
gen. atarinne
genitive atarinne atarienne
atareidenne
atareittenne
partitive atarianne atareitanne
atarejanne
inessive atarissanne atareissanne
elative ataristanne atareistanne
illative atariinne atareihinne
adessive atarillanne atareillanne
ablative atariltanne atareiltanne
allative atarillenne atareillenne
essive atarinanne atareinanne
translative atariksenne atareiksenne
abessive atarittanne atareittanne
instructive
comitative atareinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

atari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あたり

Latvian

Verb

atari

  1. second-person singular past indicative of atart

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈta.ri/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ari
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧ri
  • Homophone: Atari

Noun

atari n (indeclinable)

  1. (go) atari
  2. (video games) Atari (video game system)

Further reading

  • atari in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Yoruba

Etymology

From àtà +‎ orí (head), compare with Yoruba àtàbútọ̀n

Pronunciation

Noun

àtàrí

  1. crown of the head
  2. (idiomatic) max, climax
    Synonyms: ògòlómùṣo, òtéńté
    òòrún kan àtàrí
    The sun has reached its max
  3. (idiomatic) basis