ater
See also: Ater, atter, āter, ǡter, äter, and åter
Galician
Etymology
From Latin attinēre (“to attain”), present active infinitive of attineō.
Verb
ater (first-person singular present ateño, first-person singular preterite ativen, past participle atido)
- (reflexive) to conform, comply
- first-person singular personal infinitive of ater
- third-person singular personal infinitive of ater
Conjugation
Conjugation of ater
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | ater | |||||
| personal | ater | ateres | ater | atermos | aterdes | ateren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| atendo | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | atido | atidos | ||||
| feminine | atida | atidas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | ateño | atés | atén | atemos | atendes | ateñen |
| imperfect | atiña | atiñas | atiña | atiñamos | atiñades | atiñan |
| preterite | ativen | ativeches | ativo | ativemos | ativestes | ativeron |
| pluperfect | ativera | ativeras | ativera | ativeramos | ativerades | ativeran |
| future | aterei | aterás | aterá | ateremos | ateredes | aterán |
| conditional | atería | aterías | atería | ateriamos | ateriades | aterían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | ateña | ateñas | ateña | ateñamos | ateñades | ateñan |
| preterite | ativese | ativeses | ativese | ativésemos | ativésedes | ativesen |
| future | ativer | ativeres | ativer | ativermos | ativerdes | ativeren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | atén | ateña | ateñamos | atede, atende | ateñan |
| negative | – | ateñas | ateña | ateñamos | ateñades | ateñan |
Related terms
- abster
- conter
- deter
- entreter
- manter
- reter
- soster
- ter
Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, compare Malay hantar.
Verb
ater
- to send, to deliver
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *ātros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Old Irish áith (“kiln”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.ter/, [ˈäːt̪ɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ter/, [ˈäːt̪er]
Adjective
āter (feminine ātra, neuter ātrum, comparative ātrior, superlative āterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
- gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
- (poetic, rare) malevolent
- (poetic) obscure
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | āter | ātra | ātrum | ātrī | ātrae | ātra | |
| Genitive | ātrī | ātrae | ātrī | ātrōrum | ātrārum | ātrōrum | |
| Dative | ātrō | ātrō | ātrīs | ||||
| Accusative | ātrum | ātram | ātrum | ātrōs | ātrās | ātra | |
| Ablative | ātrō | ātrā | ātrō | ātrīs | |||
| Vocative | āter | ātra | ātrum | ātrī | ātrae | ātra | |
Synonyms
- (black, dark): fuscus
Antonyms
- (dull black): albus
Derived terms
- albus an āter sit
- ātra bīlis
- ātrāmentum
- ātritās
Related terms
- atrōcitās
- atrōciter
- atrōx
Descendants
- → French: âtre
- → Italian: atro
- → Portuguese: atro
- → Spanish: atro
See also
| candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus | rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeus, grīseus (ML. or NL.) | āter, niger, piceus |
| pūniceus, murrinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rūbrīcus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius | rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx | gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus, blondinus (ML.) |
| galbus, galbinus, lūridus | viridis | prasinus |
| cȳaneus | caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), blavus (ML.) | glaucus; līvidus; venetus |
| violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.) | ostrīnus, amethystīnus | purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus |
References
- “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “ater”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).
Verb
ater (first-person singular present atenho, first-person singular preterite ative, past participle atido)
- (reflexive) to conform, comply
- first-person singular personal infinitive of ater
- third-person singular personal infinitive of ater
Conjugation
Conjugation of ater (irregular) (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 | ater | |||||
| Personal | ater | ateres | ater | atermos | aterdes | aterem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| atendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | atido | atidos | ||||
| Feminine | atida | atidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | atenho | aténs | atém | atemos | atendes | atêm |
| Imperfect | atinha | atinhas | atinha | atínhamos | atínheis | atinham |
| Preterite | ative | ativeste | ateve | ativemos | ativestes | ativeram |
| Pluperfect | ativera | ativeras | ativera | ativéramos | ativéreis | ativeram |
| Future | aterei | aterás | aterá | ateremos | atereis | aterão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| ateria | aterias | ateria | ateríamos | ateríeis | ateriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | atenha | atenhas | atenha | atenhamos | atenhais | atenham |
| Imperfect | ativesse | ativesses | ativesse | ativéssemos | ativésseis | ativessem |
| Future | ativer | ativeres | ativer | ativermos | ativerdes | ativerem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | atém | atenha | atenhamos | atende | atenham | |
| Negative (não) | não atenhas | não atenha | não atenhamos | não atenhais | não atenham | |
Related terms
- deter
- suster
- ter
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
ater (plural ateer)
- enemy
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005