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Webster 1913 Edition
Cata
Cat′a
.[Gr.
κατά
.] The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify
down
, downward
, under
, against
, contrary
or opposed to
, wholly
, completely
; as in cataclysm, catarrh. It sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric; and is sometimes changed to cath, as in cathartic, catholic. Definition 2024
cata
cata
Asturian
Verb
cata
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): [ˈkɑt̪ˠə]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkat̪ˠə]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): [ˈkʊt̪ˠə]
Noun
cata m pl
- vocative plural of cat
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cata | chata | gcata |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ta/
Preposition
cata
- by (in the distributive sense)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inflected form of catus
Adjective
cata
- nominative feminine singular of catus
- nominative neuter plural of catus
- accusative neuter plural of catus
- vocative feminine singular of catus
- vocative neuter plural of catus
catā
- ablative feminine singular of catus
References
- cata in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- CATA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cata”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
cata
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of catar
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of catar