Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːtə/

Verb

ate

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of eten

Fijian

Etymology

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

1. Obsolete spelling of yate

Japanese

Romanization

ate

1. rōmaji reading of あて

Lithuanian

Interjection

ate

1. (informal) goodbye

Synonyms

• iki
• viso gero

Mandinka

Pronoun

ate

1. he, him (personal pronoun)
2. she, her (personal pronoun)
3. it (personal pronoun)

See also

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

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Mori Bawah

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔate/

Noun

ate

1. liver

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, ISBN 1136755098), page 684

Portuguese

Verb

ate

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of atar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of atar
3. first-person singular imperative of atar
4. third-person singular imperative of atar

Rapa Nui

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

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.t̪e/

Etymology 1

Of Nahuatl origin

Noun

ate m ‎(plural ates)

1. A kind of Mexican jelly candy made by cooking fruit pulp, usually from guava, quince, peach or prickly pear.

Synonyms

• dulce

Etymology 2

From atar

Verb

ate

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of atar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of atar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of atar.

Tagalog

Noun

ate

1. A big sister: an elder sister, especially the eldest.

   Nagluto sina ate at nanay ng aming pananghalian. — Our big sister and Mother prepared lunch.

2. (informal) Any female who deserves respect or reverence because of her age.

   Bumili ako ng pagkain kay ate. — I bought my food from the food stall vendor.

3. (informal) Any female who belongs to a higher education level than to someone else, a senior.

   Tinanong ko ang ate sa hayskul, "Ate, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul". — I asked my senior from high school, "What activities do you do in high school?"

Wauja

Interjection

ate

1. 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.