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Cypriot Arabic
Etymology
Noun
vata m
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 465
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
vata f
- cotton wool (absorbent cotton)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ "vata" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- vata in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vata in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *vata, from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ. Compare Hawaiian haka and Maori whata.
Noun
vata
References
- Schütz, Albert J. and Komaitai, Rusiate T. (1968) Lessons in Fijian (with the assistance of Ayako Yasuda)
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *vata, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wadaz (compare Swedish vad, Old Norse vaðr).
Noun
vata
- a type of small seine (fishing net)
Declension
| Inflection of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vata | vadat | ||
| genitive | vadan | vatojen | ||
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vata | vadat | ||
| accusative | nom. | vata | vadat | |
| gen. | vadan | |||
| genitive | vadan | vatojen vatainrare | ||
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
| inessive | vadassa | vadoissa | ||
| elative | vadasta | vadoista | ||
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
| adessive | vadalla | vadoilla | ||
| ablative | vadalta | vadoilta | ||
| allative | vadalle | vadoille | ||
| essive | vatana | vatoina | ||
| translative | vadaksi | vadoiksi | ||
| abessive | vadatta | vadoitta | ||
| instructive | — | vadoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Etymology 2
Unknown. Compare Karelian vata. One proposal is that it is a Germanic borrowing, akin to Old Norse vátr.
Noun
vata
Declension
| Inflection of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vata | vadat | ||
| genitive | vadan | vatojen | ||
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vata | vadat | ||
| accusative | nom. | vata | vadat | |
| gen. | vadan | |||
| genitive | vadan | vatojen vatainrare | ||
| partitive | vataa | vatoja | ||
| inessive | vadassa | vadoissa | ||
| elative | vadasta | vadoista | ||
| illative | vataan | vatoihin | ||
| adessive | vadalla | vadoilla | ||
| ablative | vadalta | vadoilta | ||
| allative | vadalle | vadoille | ||
| essive | vatana | vatoina | ||
| translative | vadaksi | vadoiksi | ||
| abessive | vadatta | vadoitta | ||
| instructive | — | vadoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Koivulehto, Jorma & Kallio, Petri: Lainaetymologioita neljältä vuosikymmeneltä (2016). SUST 274.
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
Noun
vata m (genitive singular vata, nominative plural vatanna)
Declension
Declension of vata
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
Noun
vata f (plural vatos)
- cotton wool (absorbent cotton)
Derived terms
- cukraus vata (“candy floss”)
Malagasy
Noun
vata
References
- vata in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Probably inherited from Sanskrit वत (vata), though Vedic Sanskrit used बत (bata) instead.
Particle
vata
Usage notes
Used as part of an exclamation.
Etymology 2
In form inherited from Sanskrit वृत (vṛta) but with meaning corresponding to Sanskrit व्रत (vrata, “vow”); both derived from the same root, Sanskrit वृ (vṛ).
Noun
vata m or n
Declension
Declension table of "vata" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vato | vatā |
| Accusative (second) | vataṃ | vate |
| Instrumental (third) | vatena | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vatassa or vatāya or vatatthaṃ | vatānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vatasmā or vatamhā or vatā | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vatassa | vatānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vatasmiṃ or vatamhi or vate | vatesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vata | vatā |
Declension table of "vata" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vataṃ | vatāni |
| Accusative (second) | vataṃ | vatāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vatena | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vatassa or vatāya or vatatthaṃ | vatānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vatasmā or vatamhā or vatā | vatehi or vatebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vatassa | vatānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vatasmiṃ or vatamhi or vate | vatesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vata | vatāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vata”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
vȁta f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏та)
- cotton wool
- Synonym: (Croatia) blazinica
Declension
Declension of vata
Spanish
Noun
vata f (plural vatas)
- female equivalent of vato
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Pronunciation
Numeral
vata
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Ross, Malcolm D. (2016) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 5, People: body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368
Volapük
Noun
vata