-ata

¹

1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups:

   Vertebrata.

-ata

²

1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek:

   stomata.

A.T.A.

³

abbreviation for

1. Associate Technical Aide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ata¹

< Latin, neuter plural of -ātus -ate ¹, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.

Origin of -ata²

< Greek t- stems, -mata result of, state of, act of; -ment

Example Sentences

Ata wants the government to state officially whether the reports are true or not.

From The Daily Beast

Afterwards they all breakfasted, and once more rode across the sandy wastes in the direction of Khala-Ata.

From Project Gutenberg

Early next morning the traveller reached the summit of the mountain range behind which lies Khala-Ata.

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There seemed no alternative but to return to Khala-ata or surrender himself to the obnoxious and despotic Weimam.

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Note that, by poetic license, ata agrees in number with the nearest subject, although it has two.

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The Cherokee name Ata′gwa, plural Ani′ta′gwa, is a corruption of the popular form.

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