fata
See also: Fata, FATA, fată, față, fața, făta, and fáta
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛaːʰta/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːʰta
- Homophone: fatað
Verb
fata (third person singular past indicative fataði, third person plural past indicative fataðu, supine fatað)
- to understand
- to comprehend
Conjugation
| Conjugation of fata (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fata | |
| supine | fatað | |
| participle (a6)1 | fatandi | fataður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | fati | fataði |
| second singular | fatar | fataði |
| third singular | fatar | fataði |
| plural | fata | fataðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | fata! | |
| plural | fatið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fata, cognate with Jamtish futu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaːta]
- Rhymes: -aːta
Noun
fata f (genitive singular fötu, nominative plural fötur)
- bucket
- Synonym: skjóla
Declension
declension of fata
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fata | fatan | fötur | föturnar |
| accusative | fötu | fötuna | fötur | föturnar |
| dative | fötu | fötunni | fötum | fötunum |
| genitive | fötu | fötunnar | fata/fatna | fatanna/fatnanna |
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈfˠat̪ˠə]
Noun
fata m (genitive singular fata, nominative plural fataí)
- Connacht form of práta (“potato”)
Declension
Declension of fata
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fata | fhata | bhfata |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: fà‧ta
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”). Compare Catalan, Occitan, and Portuguese fada; French fée; Spanish hada.
Noun
fata f (plural fate)
- fairy (mythical creature)
Derived terms
- fata morgana
Further reading
- fata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fata
- inflection of fatare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- afta
Ladin
Adjective
fata f sg
- feminine singular of fat
Latin
Alternative forms
- fada (Vulgar, medieval)
Etymology
From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“I speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfaː.ta/, [ˈfäːt̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ta/, [ˈfäːt̪ä]
Proper noun
fāta f (genitive fātae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate
- (mythology) supernatural being, fairy, fay, deity of fate; divinity of destiny
- Alternative letter-case form of Fāta
- Fatis Fata[bus] / Druinus M(arci) No[ni] / Arri Muciani c(onsulis) [opp. c(larissimi viri)] / actor praedioru[m] / Tublinat(ium), tegurium / a solo inpendio suo fe/cit et in tutela eius / sestertios n(ummos) CC conlustrio / fundi Vettiani dedit.
- To Fates and Fairies. Druinus, (slave) of [most illustrious] consul Marcus Nonius Arrius Mucianus, administrator of the Toblino estates, erected a shrine at his own expense and for its maintenance he offered two hundred sesterces on the occasion of the purification ceremony of the Vezzano estate
Declension
First-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -ābus).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fāta | fātae |
| Genitive | fātae | fātārum |
| Dative | fātae | fātābus |
| Accusative | fātam | fātās |
| Ablative | fātā | fātābus |
| Vocative | fāta | fātae |
Proper noun
fāta n pl (genitive fātōrum); second declension
- (Roman mythology) The Fates; Parcae; gods who control destiny; divine personifications of fate
- (mythology) supernatural beings, fairies, fey, deities of fate; divinities of destiny
- Alternative letter-case form of Fāta
- Fatis Fata[bus] / Druinus M(arci) No[ni] / Arri Muciani c(onsulis) [opp. c(larissimi viri)] / actor praedioru[m] / Tublinat(ium), tegurium / a solo inpendio suo fe/cit et in tutela eius / sestertios n(ummos) CC conlustrio / fundi Vettiani dedit.
- To Fates and Fairies. Druinus, (slave) of [most illustrious] consul Marcus Nonius Arrius Mucianus, administrator of the Toblino estates, erected a shrine at his own expense and for its maintenance he offered two hundred sesterces on the occasion of the purification ceremony of the Vezzano estate
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | fāta |
| Genitive | fātōrum |
| Dative | fātīs |
| Accusative | fāta |
| Ablative | fātīs |
| Vocative | fāta |
Related terms
- Parca
Descendants
- Vulgar Latin: *Fāta (see there for further descendants)
Noun
fāta
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fātum
Participle
fāta
- inflection of fātus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
fātā
- ablative feminine singular of fātus
Further reading
- “fatum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fatum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fadus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 655
- fata in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, volume 1, 8th edition, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2697
Mairasi
Noun
fata
- water
References
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 101
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- fatene
Noun
fata n pl
- definite plural of fat
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fata, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”). Doublet of fatta, which came through Middle Low German vaten. Cognates include Dutch vatten, German fassen, and to a certain degree English fetch.
Alternative forms
- fate (with e infinitive)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²fɑːtɑ/
Verb
fata (present tense fatar, past tense fata, past participle fata, passive infinitive fatast, present participle fatande, imperative fata/fat)
- (transitive) to take, grip, seize
- 1875, Elias Blix, “Jesu, du er den Himmelveg”, in Nokre salmar [Some hymns], Booklet III, Christiania: Samlaget, page 26:
- Ljoset det inn i Myrkret skin // Myrkret det inkje vil fata.
- Light, it shines into the darkness. Darkness will not grasp it.
- 1923, Edvard Os, Kroppsøvingar i barne- og ungdomsskulen [Physical exercises for primary and lower secondary education], Oslo: Samlaget, page 190:
- Hendene skifter tak, ei for ei, eller båe i ein gong, og fatar i steget som knekrokane heng på.
- The hands switch grip, one at a time, or both at once, and grab the very [ladder-]step on which the kneekaps hang.
-
- (transitive) to understand, comprehend
- (intransitive) to ignite (to commence burning)
Usage notes
- With split infinitive, the a infinitive is used for this verb.
Related terms
- fat
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- fati (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɑːtɑ/
Noun
fata n
- definite plural of fat
References
- “fata” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
fata f (genitive fǫtu)
- pail, bucket
Declension
Declension of fata (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fata | fatan | fǫtur | fǫturnar |
| accusative | fǫtu | fǫtuna | fǫtur | fǫturnar |
| dative | fǫtu | fǫtunni | fǫtum | fǫtunum |
| genitive | fǫtu | fǫtunnar | fatna | fatnanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fata
- Jamtish: futu (< fǫtu)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *fatōną.
Alternative forms
- feta
Verb
fata
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Conjugation
Conjugation of fata — active (weak class 2)
| infinitive | fata | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fatandi | |
| past participle | fataðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fata | fataða |
| 2nd-person singular | fatar | fataðir |
| 3rd-person singular | fatar | fataði |
| 1st-person plural | fǫtum | fǫtuðum |
| 2nd-person plural | fatið | fǫtuðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | fata | fǫtuðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fata | fataða |
| 2nd-person singular | fatir | fataðir |
| 3rd-person singular | fati | fataði |
| 1st-person plural | fatim | fataðim |
| 2nd-person plural | fatið | fataðið |
| 3rd-person plural | fati | fataði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | fata | |
| 1st-person plural | fǫtum | |
| 2nd-person plural | fatið | |
Conjugation of fata — mediopassive (weak class 2)
| infinitive | fatask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fatandisk | |
| past participle | fatazk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fǫtumk | fǫtuðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | fatask | fataðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | fatask | fataðisk |
| 1st-person plural | fǫtumsk | fǫtuðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | fatizk | fǫtuðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | fatask | fǫtuðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | fǫtumk | fǫtuðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | fatisk | fataðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | fatisk | fataðisk |
| 1st-person plural | fatimsk | fataðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | fatizk | fataðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | fatisk | fataðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | fatask | |
| 1st-person plural | fǫtumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | fatizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fata
- Faroese: fata
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fata, fate
- Westrobothnian: fata
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
fata
- indefinite genitive plural of fat
References
- “fata1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fata2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Spanish
Etymology
Possibly from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā, “until”). See Spanish hasta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhata/
Preposition
fata
- until
- between 1140-1207, Anonymous, Cantar de mío Cid 1486-1487:
- [mandolo Recabdar...] Q̃ vayades por ellas, adugades gelas aca / E ffata en valençia dellas non uos partades
- [He sent out the message] that you should go for them [his wife and daughters] and bring them here, / and you must not leave them until Valencia.
- [mandolo Recabdar...] Q̃ vayades por ellas, adugades gelas aca / E ffata en valençia dellas non uos partades
Related terms
- hasta, fasta, ata
Rohingya
Alternative forms
- (Arabic) فَتَ
- (Bengali) ফাতা
- (Myanmar) ဖာတာ
- (Hanifi) 𐴉𐴝𐴃𐴝 (fata)
Etymology
Cognate with Bengali পাতা (pata).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfa.t̪a]
Noun
fata
- leaf
- petal (of a flower)
- page
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfata]
Noun
fata
- definite nominative/accusative singular of fată
Rwanda-Rundi
Verb
-fáta (infinitive gufáta, perfective -fáshe)
- take, get
- catch
- arrest
Spanish
Adjective
fata f sg
- feminine singular of fato
Volapük
Noun
fata
- genitive singular of fat
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse feta, fata (“to step, find one’s way, to manage.”) Doublet of feta.
Pronunciation
- (Luleå) IPA(key): [fòːtɐ]
- (Bygdeå, Burträsk) IPA(key): [fɑ̀ːtɐ]
- (Lövånger) IPA(key): [fɑ̀tʰːɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɒ̀tɐ
Verb
fata
- To grasp, understand.
Related terms
- fatan
- fatas
- fataskift
- fet
- fåtabeor
- fæt