atar
See also: åtar
English
Noun
atar (plural atars)
- Alternative spelling of attar
Anagrams
- A.A.R.T., ATRA, Arta, Tara, Tārā, rata, ta-ra, tara
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin aptāre, present active infinitive of aptō.
Verb
atar (first-person singular indicative present ato, past participle atáu)
- to attach, tie, tie up
Conjugation
Conjugation of atar
| infinitive | atar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | atando | ||||||
| past participle | m atáu, f atada, n atao, m pl ataos, f pl ataes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | ato | ates | ata | atamos | atáis | aten |
| imperfect | ataba | atabes | ataba | atábemos, atábamos | atabeis, atabais | ataben | |
| preterite | até | atasti, atesti | ató | atemos | atastis, atestis | ataron | |
| pluperfect | atare, atara | atares, ataras | atare, atara | atáremos, atáramos | atareis, atarais | ataren, ataran | |
| future | ataré | atarás | atará | ataremos | ataréis | atarán | |
| conditional | ataría | ataríes | ataría | ataríemos, ataríamos | ataríeis, ataríais | ataríen | |
| subjunctive | present | ate | ates, atas | ate | atemos | atéis | aten, atan |
| imperfect | atare, atara | atares, ataras | atare, atara | atáremos, atáramos | atareis, atarais | ataren, ataran | |
| imperative | — | ata | — | — | atái | — | |
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Latin aptāre, present active infinitive of aptō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈtaɾ/
Verb
atar (first-person singular present ato, first-person singular preterite atei, past participle atado)
- to tie, bind, fasten
- c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 806:
- prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torre
- they tried three wooden ladders but found them too short; and so they tied them together and leaned them against a tower
- prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torre
- Synonyms: amarrar, lear
- Antonym: desatar
- c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 806:
- to repair a fishing net
Conjugation
Conjugation of atar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | atar | |||||
| personal | atar | atares | atar | atarmos | atardes | ataren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| atando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | atado | atados | ||||
| feminine | atada | atadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | ato | atas | ata | atamos | atades | atan |
| imperfect | ataba | atabas | ataba | atabamos | atabades | ataban |
| preterite | atei | ataches | atou | atamos | atastes | ataron |
| pluperfect | atara | ataras | atara | ataramos | atarades | ataran |
| future | atarei | atarás | atará | ataremos | ataredes | atarán |
| conditional | ataría | atarías | ataría | atariamos | atariades | atarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | ate | ates | ate | atemos | atedes | aten |
| preterite | atase | atases | atase | atásemos | atásedes | atasen |
| future | atar | atares | atar | atarmos | atardes | ataren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | ata | ate | atemos | atade | aten |
| negative | – | ates | ate | atemos | atedes | aten |
References
- “atar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “atar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “atar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “atar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “atar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English attar, from Persian عطر (’atir, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʿiṭr, “perfume, scent; essence, attar”).
Noun
atar m (genitive singular atair)
- attar
Declension
Declension of atar
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
|
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
atar
- present indicative/present subjunctive/imperative autonomous of at
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| atar | n-atar | hatar | t-atar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “atar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin aptāre, present active infinitive of aptō.
Verb
atar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אטאר)
- to tie
Latvian
Verb
atar
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of atart
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of atart
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of atart
- 2nd person singular imperative form of atart
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of atart
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of atart
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| '-t-r |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Arabic أَثَر (ʾaṯar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (singular) /ˈa.tar/, (plural) /aˈtaːr/
Noun
atar m (plural atar)
- trace
- footstep
Old Welsh
Noun
atar m pl (singulative eterin)
- bird
Descendants
- Middle Welsh: adar
- Welsh: adar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese, from Latin aptāre. Doublet of aptar, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈta(ʁ)/ [aˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈta(ʁ)/ [aˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈtaɾ/
- Hyphenation: a‧tar
Verb
atar (first-person singular present ato, first-person singular preterite atei, past participle atado)
- to tie, tie up
Conjugation
Conjugation of atar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | atar | |||||
| Personal | atar | atares | atar | atarmos | atardes | atarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| atando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | atado | atados | ||||
| Feminine | atada | atadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | ato | atas | ata | atamos | atais | atam |
| Imperfect | atava | atavas | atava | atávamos | atáveis | atavam |
| Preterite | atei | ataste | atou | atamos1, atámos2 | atastes | ataram |
| Pluperfect | atara | ataras | atara | atáramos | atáreis | ataram |
| Future | atarei | atarás | atará | ataremos | atareis | atarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| ataria | atarias | ataria | ataríamos | ataríeis | atariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | ate | ates | ate | atemos | ateis | atem |
| Imperfect | atasse | atasses | atasse | atássemos | atásseis | atassem |
| Future | atar | atares | atar | atarmos | atardes | atarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | ata | ate | atemos | atai | atem | |
| Negative (não) | não ates | não ate | não atemos | não ateis | não atem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- atilho
- atadura
- desatar
- reatar
Related terms
- apto
Further reading
- “atar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- hȁtār
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian határ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /âtaːr/
- Hyphenation: a‧tar
Noun
ȁtār m (Cyrillic spelling а̏та̄р)
- region, district, area, land
- (transitive) area within one's jurisdiction
Declension
Declension of atar
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | atar | atari |
| genitive | atara | atara |
| dative | ataru | atarima |
| accusative | atar | atare |
| vocative | ataru/atare | atari |
| locative | ataru | atarima |
| instrumental | atarom | atarima |
References
- “atar” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Latin aptāre, present active infinitive of aptō. Doublet of aptar, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈtaɾ/ [aˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧tar
Verb
atar (first-person singular present ato, first-person singular preterite até, past participle atado)
- (transitive) to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)
- Synonyms: amarrar, ligar
- Antonym: desatar
Conjugation
Conjugation of atar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | atar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | atando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | atado | atada | |||||
| plural | atados | atadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | ato | atastú atásvos | ata | atamos | atáis | atan | |
| imperfect | ataba | atabas | ataba | atábamos | atabais | ataban | |
| preterite | até | ataste | ató | atamos | atasteis | ataron | |
| future | ataré | atarás | atará | ataremos | ataréis | atarán | |
| conditional | ataría | atarías | ataría | ataríamos | ataríais | atarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | ate | atestú atésvos2 | ate | atemos | atéis | aten | |
| imperfect (ra) | atara | ataras | atara | atáramos | atarais | ataran | |
| imperfect (se) | atase | atases | atase | atásemos | ataseis | atasen | |
| future1 | atare | atares | atare | atáremos | atareis | ataren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | atatú atávos | ate | atemos | atad | aten | ||
| negative | no ates | no ate | no atemos | no atéis | no aten | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of atar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive atar | |||||||
| dative | atarme | atarte | atarle, atarse | atarnos | ataros | atarles, atarse | |
| accusative | atarme | atarte | atarlo, atarla, atarse | atarnos | ataros | atarlos, atarlas, atarse | |
| with gerund atando | |||||||
| dative | atándome | atándote | atándole, atándose | atándonos | atándoos | atándoles, atándose | |
| accusative | atándome | atándote | atándolo, atándola, atándose | atándonos | atándoos | atándolos, atándolas, atándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative ata | |||||||
| dative | átame | átate | átale | átanos | not used | átales | |
| accusative | átame | átate | átalo, átala | átanos | not used | átalos, átalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative atá | |||||||
| dative | atame | atate | atale | atanos | not used | atales | |
| accusative | atame | atate | atalo, atala | atanos | not used | atalos, atalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative ate | |||||||
| dative | áteme | not used | átele, átese | átenos | not used | áteles | |
| accusative | áteme | not used | átelo, átela, átese | átenos | not used | átelos, átelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative atemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | atémoste | atémosle | atémonos | atémoos | atémosles | |
| accusative | not used | atémoste | atémoslo, atémosla | atémonos | atémoos | atémoslos, atémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative atad | |||||||
| dative | atadme | not used | atadle | atadnos | ataos | atadles | |
| accusative | atadme | not used | atadlo, atadla | atadnos | ataos | atadlos, atadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative aten | |||||||
| dative | átenme | not used | átenle | átennos | not used | átenles, átense | |
| accusative | átenme | not used | átenlo, átenla | átennos | not used | átenlos, átenlas, átense | |
Derived terms
- atado
- atadura
- atar cabos
- atar los perros con longaniza
- desatar
- no atar ni desatar
Related terms
- apto
Further reading
- “atar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
Verb
atar
- third-person singular indicative aorist of atmak