łata

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"

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Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ła‧ta
  • Homophone: Łata

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lata. Sense 6 is a semantic loan from English patch.

Noun

łata f (diminutive łatka)

  1. patch (piece of material used to repair a hole in garment)
  2. badge, patch (piece of cloth of a particular colour, shape, or with a particular inscription, worn on clothes)
    Synonyms: oznaczenie, oznaka, znak
  3. patch (that which fills or covers a hole in something, e.g. an asphalt patch)
  4. patch, speckle (part of fur or hide of an animal with a different color)
    Hypernym: plama
  5. flank (cut of beef)
  7. (colloquial, computing) patch, patch file
Declension
Declension of łata
singular plural
nominative łata łaty
genitive łaty łat
dative łacie łatom
accusative łatę łaty
instrumental łatą łatami
locative łacie łatach
vocative łato łaty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German latte / late.

Noun

łata f

  1. (construction) batten (horizontal wood beam supporting the tiles or other outer roofing material)
    Hypernym: listwa
  2. shuttering board, formwork board
    Hypernym: deska
  3. (Kuyavia) fitting for a plough runner
Declension
Declension of łata
singular plural
nominative łata łaty
genitive łaty łat
dative łacie łatom
accusative łatę łaty
instrumental łatą łatami
locative łacie łatach
vocative łato łaty
Descendants
  • → Russian: ла́та (láta)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Latte.

Noun

łata f

  1. bubble level
  2. water level gauge
    Hypernym: wodowskaz
  3. square sawn timber between 32 mm and 10 cm thick
    Hypernym: tarcica
Declension
Declension of łata
singular plural
nominative łata łaty
genitive łaty łat
dative łacie łatom
accusative łatę łaty
instrumental łatą łatami
locative łacie łatach
vocative łato łaty
Derived terms
adjectives
verbs

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

łata f

  1. genitive/accusative singular of łat

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

łata

  1. third-person singular present of łatać

Further reading

  • łata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łata in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “łata”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “łata”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 246)

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Verb

łata

  1. to guide, to lead

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia