dáta

Faroese

Etymology

From English data.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɑːʰta/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːʰta
• Hyphenation: da‧ta

Noun

dáta f (genitive singular dátu, plural dátur)

1. data

Declension

Icelandic

Noun

dáta

1. indefinite accusative singular of dáti
2. indefinite dative singular of dáti
3. indefinite genitive singular of dáti
4. indefinite accusative plural of dáti
5. indefinite genitive plural of dáti

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɑːt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠaːt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”), past participle of dō (“I give”).

Noun

dáta m (genitive singular dáta, nominative plural dátaí)

1. date (specification of time; point in time)

Declension

Alternative forms

• dát m

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From French datte, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably altered by folk etymology from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”).

Noun

dáta m (genitive singular dáta, nominative plural dátaí)

1. date (fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera)

Declension

Derived terms

• dátphluma m (“date-plum, persimmon”)
• pailm dhátaí f (“date-palm”)

Mutation

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dáta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN