ate
See also: Até, Atë, até, atè, atê, atë, āte, åte, -ate, and átʼé
English
Alternative forms
- et (informal pronunciation spelling)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /eɪt/
Audio (US) (file) - (UK, Ireland) IPA(key): /eɪt/, /ɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪt
- Homophones: ait, eight, eyot
Verb
ate
- simple past tense of eat
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of eat
- 1805, Maximilien de Béthune duc de Sully, Memoirs of Maximillian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great […] , volume IV, page 171:
- I have a very good appetite, have ate some excellent melons, and they have served me up some quails, the fattest and tenderest I have ever ate.
- 1929, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Nicky-Nan, Reservist, page 27:
- “Haven't ate all the eggs, I hope? For I be hungry as a hunter […]
- 2013 January 11 [1997], David Bell; Gill Valentine, Consuming Geographies: We Are Where We Eat, Routledge, →ISBN, page 140:
- So I'd have ate when me Dad had ate, sort of thing, I think, you know when he come home from work, I'd have waited for him, I wouldn't have said I wanted mine at four o'clock […]
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Etymology 2
From Tagalog ate, from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí, “eldest sister”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔɐ.te/
Noun
ate (plural ates)
- (Philippines) An elder sister
- (Philippines) A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
Anagrams
- AET, ETA, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, eat, eta, tea, æt.
Asturian
Verb
ate
- first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of atar
Basque
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atea
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ate/, [a.t̪e̞]
Noun
ate inan
- door, entrance
- defile, gorge (deep, narrow passage)
- (sports) goal (structure)
- exterior, outside part
Declension
| Declension of ate (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | ate | atea | ateak |
| ergative | atek | ateak | ateek |
| dative | ateri | ateari | ateei |
| genitive | ateren | atearen | ateen |
| comitative | aterekin | atearekin | ateekin |
| causative | aterengatik | atearengatik | ateengatik |
| benefactive | aterentzat | atearentzat | ateentzat |
| instrumental | atez | ateaz | ateez |
| inessive | atetan | atean | ateetan |
| locative | atetako | ateko | ateetako |
| allative | atetara | atera | ateetara |
| terminative | atetaraino | ateraino | ateetaraino |
| directive | atetarantz | aterantz | ateetarantz |
| destinative | atetarako | aterako | ateetarako |
| ablative | atetatik | atetik | ateetatik |
| partitive | aterik | — | — |
| prolative | atetzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- at
- atera
Further reading
- "ate" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “ate” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Drehu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑt̪e/
Verb
ate
- to know, be knowledgable
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːtə/
Verb
ate
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of eten
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- Obsolete spelling of yate
Japanese
Romanization
ate
- Rōmaji transcription of あて
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
até
- (anatomy) liver
Laboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver
- (figurative) heart
Derived terms
- ole ate (“friend”)
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ate”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
- Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Lindu
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- atia
Etymology
Etymology unclear. Compare Latvian atā.[1] The word may not be very old, and may ultimately derive from French adieu, via a Slavic intermediary.[2]
Interjection
ate
- (informal) goodbye, ta-ta
- Synonyms: iki, viso gero
Usage notes
The interjection was originally restricted to childish language, but it is now used more generally in colloquial speech.[1] The VLKK recommends against using it in official communication.[2]
References
- Rita Miliūnaitė (2010), “Atia ar ate?”, in kalbosnamai.lt, LKI
- “atia, ate”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2023
Mandinka
Pronoun
ate
- he, him (personal pronoun)
- she, her (personal pronoun)
- it (personal pronoun)
See also
Mandinka personal pronouns
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nte, n, m | ntolu, ntelu, n | |
| 2nd person | ite, i | altolu, altelu, al | |
| 3rd person | ate, a | itolu, itelu, y | |
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qate, from Proto-Oceanic *qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate
- (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)
Middle English
Noun
ate
- Alternative form of ote
Mori Bawah
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔate/
Noun
ate
- liver
References
- The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684
Nias
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.
Noun
ate (mutated form gate)
- liver
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 21.
Ojibwe
Verb
ate (changed conjunct form eteg, reduplicated form ayate, augmented form atemagad)
- be (in a certain place)
- Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.
- The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.
- Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ate
| Independent | positive | negative |
|---|---|---|
| singular (0s) | ate | atesinoon |
| obviative singular (0's) | ateni | atesinini |
| plural (0p) | atewan | atesinoon |
| obviative plural (0'p) | ateniwan | atesininiwan |
| Conjunct | positive | negative |
| singular or plural (0) | ateg | atesinog |
| obviative singular or plural (0') | atenig | atesininig |
See also
- abi
- ayaa
- biinde
- dagon
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ate-vii
Portuguese
Verb
ate
- inflection of atar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Sahu
Etymology
Cognate with Ternate hate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.te/
Noun
ate
- tree
References
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill
Scots
Noun
ate (plural ates)
- Alternative form of ait (“oat”)
References
- “ate, n.2” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈate/ [ˈa.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: a‧te
Etymology 1
Of Nahuatl origin.
Noun
ate m (plural ates)
- a kind of Mexican jelly candy made by cooking fruit pulp, usually from guava, quince, peach or prickly pear
- Synonym: dulce
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ate
- inflection of atar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “ate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí, “elder sister”). Doublet of atsi. Compare Remontado Agta itti.
Alternative forms
- ati
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧te
- IPA(key): /ˈʔate/, [ˈʔa.te]
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈte/, [ʔɐˈte] (uncommon)
Noun
ate (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)
- elder sister; big sister
- Nagluto sina ate at nanay ng pananghalian namin. ― Our big sister and mother cooked our lunch.
- (informal) term of address for a female senior (in school, work, etc.)
- Tinanong ko si ate sa hayskul, "Ate, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul". ― I asked my senior from high school, "Miss, what activities do you do in high school?"
- (informal) term of address for any young female: miss; sis
- Synonym: (slightly older) manang
- Bumili ako ng pagkain kay ate. ― I bought food from the miss.
Synonyms
- ateng
Coordinate terms
- kuya
Derived terms
- ateng
Related terms
- atsi
- ditse
- sanse
- sitse
See also
- ale
- kaka
- manang
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧te
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈteʔ/, [ʔɐˈteʔ]
Noun
atê (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜒ)
- (childish) dirt
- Synonyms: atse, tsetse, aa
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.te]
Verb
ate
- (intransitive) to connect
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toate | foate | miate | |
| 2nd | noate | niate | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oate | iate, yoate† | |
| Feminine | moate | |||
| Neuter | iate | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tocharian B
Alternative forms
- at
- attai
- āte
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Tocharian *āté, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Adverb
ate
- away
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “ate”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 10
Wauja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈtɛ/
Interjection
ate
- ow, ouch (expressing pain in response to heat)
- Ate! Inyatapai itsei! ― Ow! [The] fire is hot! [I got singed or burned].
References
- E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.