atari

See also: Atari

English

The white stone is in atari since it only has one liberty. Black is threatening to capture.

Etymology

Etymology tree

Japanese 当たりbor.

English atari

Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈtɑːˌɹi/

Noun

atari (plural atari or ataris or ataries)

1. (go) A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
   • 1990 May 25, Jonathan Buss, “Watanabe vs Buss, moves 15-17”, in rec.games.go‎^[1] (Usenet):

     In situations like this, beginners often make the mistake of giving an atari, which strengthens only the opponent.

   • 2003, Peter Shotwell, Go! More Than a Game:

     ... White responds with an atari of her own ...

   • 2004, John Fairbairn, Invitation to Go:

     The important thing to note is that playing the simple atari first fails ...

Anagrams

• Arita, Atira, Taira, aarti, arati, atria, raita, riata, taira, tarai, tiara

Basque

Etymology

From ata- (combining form of ate (“door”)) +‎ -iri. The "threshold" sense is a semantic loan from Spanish umbral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataɾi/ [a.t̪a.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧ri

Noun

atari inan

1. gateway, doorway, portal
2. introduction, beginning
3. threshold (lower limit)
4. (Internet) portal

Declension

Declension of atari (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	atari	ataria	atariak	atariok
ergative	atarik	atariak	atariek	atariok
dative	atariri	atariari	atariei	atarioi
genitive	atariren	atariaren	atarien	atarion
comitative	atarirekin	atariarekin	atariekin	atariokin
causative	atarirengatik	atariarengatik	atariengatik	atariongatik
benefactive	atarirentzat	atariarentzat	atarientzat	atariontzat
instrumental	atariz	atariaz	atariez	atariotaz
inessive	ataritan	atarian	atarietan	atariotan
locative	ataritako	atariko	atarietako	atariotako
allative	ataritara	atarira	atarietara	atariotara
terminative	ataritaraino	atariraino	atarietaraino	atariotaraino
directive	ataritarantz	atarirantz	atarietarantz	atariotarantz
destinative	ataritarako	atarirako	atarietarako	atariotarako
ablative	ataritatik	ataritik	atarietatik	atariotatik
partitive	ataririk	—	—	—
prolative	ataritzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• atari zabalean (“outdoors”)
• atari-aurre (“portière”)
• atariko (“preliminary, introduction”)
• atariko haize (“dead loss”)
• atariko-txakur (“watchdog”)

Further reading

• “atari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “atari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of ammatti- ja taparikollisuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑtɑri/, [ˈɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑri
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ta‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): ata‧ri

Noun

atari

1. (chiefly as modifier in compound terms) professional and habitual crime

Declension

Inflection of atari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		atari	atarit
genitive		atarin	atarien atareiden atareitten
partitive		ataria	atareita atareja
illative		atariin	atareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		atari	atarit
accusative	nom.	atari	atarit
	gen.	atarin
genitive		atarin	atarien atareiden atareitten
partitive		ataria	atareita atareja
inessive		atarissa	atareissa
elative		atarista	atareista
illative		atariin	atareihin
adessive		atarilla	atareilla
ablative		atarilta	atareilta
allative		atarille	atareille
essive		atarina	atareina
translative		atariksi	atareiksi
abessive		ataritta	atareitta
instructive		—	atarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of atari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative atarini atarini accusative nom. atarini atarini gen. atarini genitive atarini atarieni atareideni atareitteni partitive atariani atareitani atarejani inessive atarissani atareissani elative ataristani atareistani illative atariini atareihini adessive atarillani atareillani ablative atariltani atareiltani allative atarilleni atareilleni essive atarinani atareinani translative atarikseni atareikseni abessive atarittani atareittani instructive — — comitative — atareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative atarisi atarisi accusative nom. atarisi atarisi gen. atarisi genitive atarisi atariesi atareidesi atareittesi partitive atariasi atareitasi atarejasi inessive atarissasi atareissasi elative ataristasi atareistasi illative atariisi atareihisi adessive atarillasi atareillasi ablative atariltasi atareiltasi allative atarillesi atareillesi essive atarinasi atareinasi translative atariksesi atareiksesi abessive atarittasi atareittasi instructive — — comitative — atareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative atarimme atarimme accusative nom. atarimme atarimme gen. atarimme genitive atarimme atariemme atareidemme atareittemme partitive atariamme atareitamme atarejamme inessive atarissamme atareissamme elative ataristamme atareistamme illative atariimme atareihimme adessive atarillamme atareillamme ablative atariltamme atareiltamme allative atarillemme atareillemme essive atarinamme atareinamme translative atariksemme atareiksemme abessive atarittamme atareittamme instructive — — comitative — atareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative atarinne atarinne accusative nom. atarinne atarinne gen. atarinne genitive atarinne atarienne atareidenne atareittenne partitive atarianne atareitanne atarejanne inessive atarissanne atareissanne elative ataristanne atareistanne illative atariinne atareihinne adessive atarillanne atareillanne ablative atariltanne atareiltanne allative atarillenne atareillenne essive atarinanne atareinanne translative atariksenne atareiksenne abessive atarittanne atareittanne instructive — — comitative — atareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative atarinsa atarinsa accusative nom. atarinsa atarinsa gen. atarinsa genitive atarinsa atariensa atareidensa atareittensa partitive atariaan atariansa atareitaan atarejaan atareitansa atarejansa inessive atarissaan atarissansa atareissaan atareissansa elative ataristaan ataristansa atareistaan atareistansa illative atariinsa atareihinsa adessive atarillaan atarillansa atareillaan atareillansa ablative atariltaan atariltansa atareiltaan atareiltansa allative atarilleen atarillensa atareilleen atareillensa essive atarinaan atarinansa atareinaan atareinansa translative atarikseen atariksensa atareikseen atareiksensa abessive atarittaan atarittansa atareittaan atareittansa instructive — — comitative — atareineen atareinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• atariyksikkö

Further reading

• “atari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Raita, aarit, atria, itara, raati, raita, ritaa, taari, taira, tiara

Japanese

Romanization

atari

1. Rōmaji transcription of あたり

Latvian

Verb

atari

1. second-person singular past indicative of atart

Polish

Etymology

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Japanese 当たりbor.

Polish atari

Borrowed from Japanese 当たり.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta.ri/

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• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧ri
• Homophone: Atari

Noun

atari n (indeclinable)

1. (go) atari
2. (video games) Atari (video game system)

Further reading

• “atari”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Yoruba

Etymology

From àtà +‎ orí (“head”), compare with Yoruba àtàbútọ̀n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.tà.ɾí/

Noun

àtàrí

1. crown of the head
2. (idiomatic) max, climax

   Synonyms: ògòlómùṣo, òtéńté

   òòrún kan àtàrí

   The sun has reached its max

3. (idiomatic) basis