prata
English
Etymology
From Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā), related to Hindi पराठा (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta and paratha.
Noun
prata (uncountable)
- (chiefly Singapore) Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
- 2018 September 5, Fong, Florence, “Egg Prata With Fish Curry Potato Chips Taste Test: Nice Or Not?”, in Today, Singapore, archived from the original on 9 April 2019, retrieved 9 April 2019:
- The fact that these guys were cocky enough to not merely name this snack a perfectly acceptable prata and curry, but egg prata with fish curry, made us quite certain […].
- 2019 April 5, Alkhatib, Shaffiq, “Man jailed over attack on prata cook”, in The Straits Times, Singapore:
- A trio upset with a cook who had denied them free prata slashed him with a knife and left him with a deep wound.
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Anagrams
- apart, rap at
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese prata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɾatɐ]
Noun
prata f (uncountable)
- silver
- 1289, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 114:
- os ouriuez non deuen a fondir moeda nihua que seja, saluo sua prata quando lle seyr salagre
- the goldsmiths shall not smelt any coin whatsoever, except of their silver when it results brittle
- os ouriuez non deuen a fondir moeda nihua que seja, saluo sua prata quando lle seyr salagre
- Synonym: arento (archaic)
- 1289, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra. Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 114:
Derived terms
- herba da prata
- prateiro
- pratería
Related terms
- prato
References
- “prata” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “prata” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “prata” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “prata” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “prata” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpra.ta/, [ˈprät̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpra.ta/, [ˈpräːt̪ä]
Noun
prāta
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of prātum
References
- prata 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)
Latvian
Verb
prata
- 3rd person singular past indicative form of prast
- 3rd person plural past indicative form of prast
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- pratet
Verb
prata
- inflection of prate:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.ta/
Noun
prata f
- silver
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 318 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
- How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.
- Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
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Descendants
- Galician: prata
- Portuguese: prata
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese prata, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), because silver was often made into sheets. Possibly a semi-learned term, as it did not undergo the usual sound shifts; compare Spanish plata. See also the related prato and chato.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾa.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -atɐ
- Hyphenation: pra‧ta
Noun
prata f (usually uncountable, plural pratas)
Chemical element | |
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Ag | |
Previous: paládio (Pd) | |
Next: cádmio (Cd) |
- (chemistry) silver (chemical element)
- silver (coins)
- silver (cutlery)
- silver (items made from silver)
Derived terms
- prataria
- prateação
- prateado
- pratear
- prateira
- prateiro
Related terms
- prato
Noun
prata f (plural pratas)
- (Brazil, informal) one hundred cents of current currency unit: an entire real, a Brazilian buck
- Synonyms: mango, pila, conto
Sardinian
Etymology
From earlier *plata. Compare Spanish Spanish plata.
Noun
prata
- silver
- Synonym: arghentu
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German praten, compare English prate and prattle, Faroese práta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprɑːˌta/
audio (file)
Verb
prata (present pratar, preterite pratade, supine pratat, imperative prata)
- to talk, to speak (informally)
- Har du pratat med din bror om den där bilen han skulle sälja?
- Have you spoken to your brother about that car he intended to sell?
- Har du pratat med din bror om den där bilen han skulle sälja?
Usage notes
Språka is quite rare and is used about close or intimate talk. Prata is the most common, and is mainly used of informal talking. Tala is a more formal word in its own right, and mainly used about formal speeches, lecturing etc., but also in some expressions. In imperative it is also an encouragement to speak up.
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | prata | pratas | ||
Supine | pratat | pratats | ||
Imperative | prata | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | praten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | pratar | pratade | pratas | pratades |
Ind. plural1 | prata | pratade | pratas | pratades |
Subjunctive2 | prate | pratade | prates | pratades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | pratande | |||
Past participle | pratad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
- tala
- språka
- snacka (colloquial)
- mäla (archaic)
Related terms
- prat
- pratare
Further reading
- prata in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- parat, rapat