-ata

¹

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

Origin of -ata

¹

<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

a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: stomata.

Origin of -ata

²

<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

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

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