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vata

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See also: vāta, vată, väta, våta, and -vata

Cypriot Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَطْء (waṭʔ)

Noun

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vata m

  1. plain, lowland

References

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  • 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

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Watte,[1][2] from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vata f

  1. cotton wool (absorbent cotton)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “vata”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

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  • vata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • vata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Pacific *vata, from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ. Compare Hawaiian haka and Maori whata.

Noun

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vata

  1. shelf, loft, platform.

References

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  • Schütz, Albert J. and Komaitai, Rusiate T. (1968) Lessons in Fijian (with the assistance of Ayako Yasuda)

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑtɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧ta

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *vata, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wadaz (compare Swedish vad, Old Norse vaðr).

Noun

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vata

  1. a type of small seine (fishing net)
Declension
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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
vatain rare
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.
Possessive forms of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vatani vatani
accusative nom. vatani vatani
gen. vatani
genitive vatani vatojeni
vataini rare
partitive vataani vatojani
inessive vadassani vadoissani
elative vadastani vadoistani
illative vataani vatoihini
adessive vadallani vadoillani
ablative vadaltani vadoiltani
allative vadalleni vadoilleni
essive vatanani vatoinani
translative vadakseni vadoikseni
abessive vadattani vadoittani
instructive
comitative vatoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vatasi vatasi
accusative nom. vatasi vatasi
gen. vatasi
genitive vatasi vatojesi
vataisi rare
partitive vataasi vatojasi
inessive vadassasi vadoissasi
elative vadastasi vadoistasi
illative vataasi vatoihisi
adessive vadallasi vadoillasi
ablative vadaltasi vadoiltasi
allative vadallesi vadoillesi
essive vatanasi vatoinasi
translative vadaksesi vadoiksesi
abessive vadattasi vadoittasi
instructive
comitative vatoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vatamme vatamme
accusative nom. vatamme vatamme
gen. vatamme
genitive vatamme vatojemme
vataimme rare
partitive vataamme vatojamme
inessive vadassamme vadoissamme
elative vadastamme vadoistamme
illative vataamme vatoihimme
adessive vadallamme vadoillamme
ablative vadaltamme vadoiltamme
allative vadallemme vadoillemme
essive vatanamme vatoinamme
translative vadaksemme vadoiksemme
abessive vadattamme vadoittamme
instructive
comitative vatoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vatanne vatanne
accusative nom. vatanne vatanne
gen. vatanne
genitive vatanne vatojenne
vatainne rare
partitive vataanne vatojanne
inessive vadassanne vadoissanne
elative vadastanne vadoistanne
illative vataanne vatoihinne
adessive vadallanne vadoillanne
ablative vadaltanne vadoiltanne
allative vadallenne vadoillenne
essive vatananne vatoinanne
translative vadaksenne vadoiksenne
abessive vadattanne vadoittanne
instructive
comitative vatoinenne
Derived terms
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compounds

Etymology 2

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Unknown. Compare Karelian vata. One proposal is that it is a Germanic borrowing, akin to Old Norse vátr.[1]

Noun

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vata

  1. (dialectal) chickweed, common chickweed (Stellaria media)
  2. water chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum)
Declension
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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
vatain rare
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.
Possessive forms of vata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vatani vatani
accusative nom. vatani vatani
gen. vatani
genitive vatani vatojeni
vataini rare
partitive vataani vatojani
inessive vadassani vadoissani
elative vadastani vadoistani
illative vataani vatoihini
adessive vadallani vadoillani
ablative vadaltani vadoiltani
allative vadalleni vadoilleni
essive vatanani vatoinani
translative vadakseni vadoikseni
abessive vadattani vadoittani
instructive
comitative vatoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vatasi vatasi
accusative nom. vatasi vatasi
gen. vatasi
genitive vatasi vatojesi
vataisi rare
partitive vataasi vatojasi
inessive vadassasi vadoissasi
elative vadastasi vadoistasi
illative vataasi vatoihisi
adessive vadallasi vadoillasi
ablative vadaltasi vadoiltasi
allative vadallesi vadoillesi
essive vatanasi vatoinasi
translative vadaksesi vadoiksesi
abessive vadattasi vadoittasi
instructive
comitative vatoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vatamme vatamme
accusative nom. vatamme vatamme
gen. vatamme
genitive vatamme vatojemme
vataimme rare
partitive vataamme vatojamme
inessive vadassamme vadoissamme
elative vadastamme vadoistamme
illative vataamme vatoihimme
adessive vadallamme vadoillamme
ablative vadaltamme vadoiltamme
allative vadallemme vadoillemme
essive vatanamme vatoinamme
translative vadaksemme vadoiksemme
abessive vadattamme vadoittamme
instructive
comitative vatoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vatanne vatanne
accusative nom. vatanne vatanne
gen. vatanne
genitive vatanne vatojenne
vatainne rare
partitive vataanne vatojanne
inessive vadassanne vadoissanne
elative vadastanne vadoistanne
illative vataanne vatoihinne
adessive vadallanne vadoillanne
ablative vadaltanne vadoiltanne
allative vadallenne vadoillenne
essive vatananne vatoinanne
translative vadaksenne vadoiksenne
abessive vadattanne vadoittanne
instructive
comitative vatoinenne
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Koivulehto, Jorma & Kallio, Petri: Lainaetymologioita neljältä vuosikymmeneltä (2016). SUST 274.

Anagrams

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

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vata m (genitive singular vata, nominative plural vatanna)

  1. watt

Declension

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Declension of vata (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative vata vatanna
vocative a vata a vatanna
genitive vata vatanna
dative vata vatanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an vata na vatanna
genitive an vata na vatanna
dative leis an vata
don vata
leis na vatanna

Derived terms

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References

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From German Watte.

Noun

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vata f (plural vatos)

  1. cotton wool (absorbent cotton)

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Malagasy

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Noun

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vata

  1. box
  2. suitcase, trunk
  3. measure (set quantity)

References

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  • vata in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Probably inherited from Sanskrit वत (vata), though Vedic Sanskrit used बत (bata) instead.

Particle

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vata

  1. surely, certainly, indeed, alas!
Usage notes
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Used as part of an exclamation.

Etymology 2

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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

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vata m or n

  1. religious duty
    Synonym: vatta
Declension
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References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vata”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Watte, from Dutch watten, from French ouate, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vȁta f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏та)

  1. cotton wool
    Synonym: (Croatia) blazinica

Declension

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Spanish

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Noun

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vata f (plural vatas)

  1. female equivalent of vato

Uneapa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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vata

  1. four

Further reading

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  • 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

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Noun

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vata

  1. genitive singular of vat