-ata

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

Origin of -ata

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<Latin, neuter plural of -ātus-ate1, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.

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Other definitions for -ata (2 of 3)

-ata2

  1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: stomata.

Origin of -ata

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

Other definitions for A.T.A. (3 of 3)

A.T.A.

abbreviation
  1. Associate Technical Aide.

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How to use -ata in a sentence

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

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

    Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
  • Early next morning the traveller reached the summit of the mountain range behind which lies Khala-ata.

    Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
  • There seemed no alternative but to return to Khala-ata or surrender himself to the obnoxious and despotic Weimam.

    Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
  • Note that, by poetic license, ata agrees in number with the nearest subject, although it has two.

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

    Myths of the Cherokee | James Mooney