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See also: Ater, atter, āter, ǡter, äter, and åter

Galician

Etymology

From Latin attinēre (“to attain”), present active infinitive of attineō.

Verb

ater (first-person singular present ateño, first-person singular preterite ativen, past participle atido)

  1. (reflexive) to conform, comply

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ater (irregular)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal ater
Personal ater ateres ater atermos aterdes ateren
Gerund
atendo
Past participle
Masculine atido atidos
Feminine atida atidas
Indicative
Present ateño atés atén atemos atendes, atedes ateñen
Imperfect atiña atiñas atiña atiñamos atiñades atiñan
Preterite ativen ativeches ativo ativemos ativestes ativeron
Pluperfect ativera ativeras ativera ativeramos ativerades ativeran
Future aterei aterás aterá ateremos ateredes aterán
Conditional atería aterías atería ateriamos ateriades aterían
Subjunctive
Present ateña ateñas ateña ateñamos ateñades ateñan
Imperfect ativese ativeses ativese ativésemos ativésedes ativesen
Future ativer ativeres ativer ativermos ativerdes ativeren
Imperative
Affirmative atén ateña ateñamos atende, atede ateñan
Negative (non) non ateñas non ateña non ateñamos non ateñades non ateñan
    Reintegrated conjugation of ater (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal ater
Personal ater ateres ater atermos aterdes aterem
Gerund
atendo
Past participle
Masculine atido atidos
Feminine atida atidas
Indicative
Present atenho atés, aténs atém atemos atendes atenhem, atêm, atém1
Imperfect atinha atinhas atinha atínhamos atínhades, atínheis, atínhais1 atinham
Preterite ativem, ative ativeste, ativeche1 ativo, ateve ativemos ativestes ativérom, ativeram
Pluperfect ativera ativeras ativera ativéramos ativérades, ativéreis, ativérais1 ativeram
Future aterei aterás aterá ateremos ateredes, atereis aterám, aterão
Conditional ateria aterias ateria ateríamos ateríades, ateríeis, ateríais1 ateriam
Subjunctive
Present atenha atenhas atenha atenhamos atenhades, atenhais atenham
Imperfect ativesse ativesses ativesse ativéssemos ativéssedes, ativésseis ativessem
Future ativer ativeres ativer ativermos ativerdes ativerem
Imperative
Affirmative atém atenha atenhamos atende atenham
Negative (nom) nom atenhas nom atenha nom atenhamos nom atenhades, nom atenhais nom atenham

1Less recommended.

Related terms

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, compare Malay hantar.

Verb

ater

  1. to send, to deliver

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ātros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Old Irish áith (“kiln”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

āter (feminine ātra, neuter ātrum, comparative ātrior, superlative āterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
  2. gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
  3. (poetic, rare) malevolent
  4. (poetic) obscure

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āter ātra ātrum ātrī ātrae ātra
Genitive ātrī ātrae ātrī ātrōrum ātrārum ātrōrum
Dative ātrō ātrō ātrīs
Accusative ātrum ātram ātrum ātrōs ātrās ātra
Ablative ātrō ātrā ātrō ātrīs
Vocative āter ātra ātrum ātrī ātrae ātra

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “dull black”): albus

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → French: âtre
  • → Italian: atro
  • → Portuguese: atro
  • → Spanish: atro

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceus, murrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus

References

  • “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “ater”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ter

Verb

ater (first-person singular present atenho, first-person singular preterite ative, past participle atido)

  1. (reflexive) to conform, comply
  2. first-person singular personal infinitive of ater
  3. third-person singular personal infinitive of ater

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ater (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal ater
Personal ater ateres ater atermos aterdes aterem
Gerund
atendo
Past participle
Masculine atido atidos
Feminine atida atidas
Indicative
Present atenho aténs atém atemos atendes atêm
Imperfect atinha atinhas atinha atínhamos atínheis atinham
Preterite ative ativeste ateve ativemos ativestes ativeram
Pluperfect ativera ativeras ativera ativéramos ativéreis ativeram
Future aterei aterás aterá ateremos atereis aterão
Conditional ateria aterias ateria ateríamos ateríeis ateriam
Subjunctive
Present atenha atenhas atenha atenhamos atenhais atenham
Imperfect ativesse ativesses ativesse ativéssemos ativésseis ativessem
Future ativer ativeres ativer ativermos ativerdes ativerem
Imperative
Affirmative atém atenha atenhamos atende atenham
Negative (não) não atenhas não atenha não atenhamos não atenhais não atenham

Related terms

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

ater (plural ateer)

  1. enemy

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005
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