nata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nata"

Albanian

Noun

nata

1. definite nominative singular of natë

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnata/ [ˈna.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: na‧ta

Noun

nata f (plural nates)

1. cream

Derived terms

• esnatar

Further reading

• “nata”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “nata”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /natə/
• Hyphenation: na‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese naṭa (“actor, dancer, mime”), from Sanskrit नाट (nāṭa, “dancing”).

Noun

nata (Balinese script ᬦᬵᬝ)

1. dance

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese nātha (“ruler, protector”), from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha, “lord, master, protector”).

Noun

nata (Balinese script ᬦᬵᬣ)

1. lord, master, protector

Big Nambas

Etymology

From na- + Proto-Oceanic *tasik, the latter from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik. Compare South Efate natas, North Efate natasi, Fijian taci and Māori tai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nata/

Noun

nata

1. sea

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *natta, from Latin matta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈna.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈna.ta]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

nata f (plural nates)

1. cream (dairy product)

Derived terms

• desnatar

Related terms

• natilla

Further reading

• “nata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “nata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “nata” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “nata”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• ngata, nyata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnataʔ/ [ˈn̪a.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: na‧ta

Adverb

natà (Basahan spelling ᜈᜆ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, interrogative) why

   Synonyms: tano, hadaw, bakin, tadaw, porke

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Seemingly first used for chickweed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑtɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): na‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧ta

Noun

nata

1. (botany) fescue (Festuca)

Declension

Inflection of nata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t–d gradation)
nominative		nata	nadat
genitive		nadan	natojen
partitive		nataa	natoja
illative		nataan	natoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nata	nadat
accusative	nom.	nata	nadat
	gen.	nadan
genitive		nadan	natojen natain rare
partitive		nataa	natoja
inessive		nadassa	nadoissa
elative		nadasta	nadoista
illative		nataan	natoihin
adessive		nadalla	nadoilla
ablative		nadalta	nadoilta
allative		nadalle	nadoille
essive		natana	natoina
translative		nadaksi	nadoiksi
abessive		nadatta	nadoitta
instructive		—	nadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t–d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natani natani accusative nom. natani natani gen. natani genitive natani natojeni nataini rare partitive nataani natojani inessive nadassani nadoissani elative nadastani nadoistani illative nataani natoihini adessive nadallani nadoillani ablative nadaltani nadoiltani allative nadalleni nadoilleni essive natanani natoinani translative nadakseni nadoikseni abessive nadattani nadoittani instructive — — comitative — natoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative natasi natasi accusative nom. natasi natasi gen. natasi genitive natasi natojesi nataisi rare partitive nataasi natojasi inessive nadassasi nadoissasi elative nadastasi nadoistasi illative nataasi natoihisi adessive nadallasi nadoillasi ablative nadaltasi nadoiltasi allative nadallesi nadoillesi essive natanasi natoinasi translative nadaksesi nadoiksesi abessive nadattasi nadoittasi instructive — — comitative — natoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natamme natamme accusative nom. natamme natamme gen. natamme genitive natamme natojemme nataimme rare partitive nataamme natojamme inessive nadassamme nadoissamme elative nadastamme nadoistamme illative nataamme natoihimme adessive nadallamme nadoillamme ablative nadaltamme nadoiltamme allative nadallemme nadoillemme essive natanamme natoinamme translative nadaksemme nadoiksemme abessive nadattamme nadoittamme instructive — — comitative — natoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative natanne natanne accusative nom. natanne natanne gen. natanne genitive natanne natojenne natainne rare partitive nataanne natojanne inessive nadassanne nadoissanne elative nadastanne nadoistanne illative nataanne natoihinne adessive nadallanne nadoillanne ablative nadaltanne nadoiltanne allative nadallenne nadoillenne essive natananne natoinanne translative nadaksenne nadoiksenne abessive nadattanne nadoittanne instructive — — comitative — natoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative natansa natansa accusative nom. natansa natansa gen. natansa genitive natansa natojensa natainsa rare partitive nataansa natojaan natojansa inessive nadassaan nadassansa nadoissaan nadoissansa elative nadastaan nadastansa nadoistaan nadoistansa illative nataansa natoihinsa adessive nadallaan nadallansa nadoillaan nadoillansa ablative nadaltaan nadaltansa nadoiltaan nadoiltansa allative nadalleen nadallensa nadoilleen nadoillensa essive natanaan natanansa natoinaan natoinansa translative nadakseen nadaksensa nadoikseen nadoiksensa abessive nadattaan nadattansa nadoittaan nadoittansa instructive — — comitative — natoineen natoinensa

Derived terms

• natanen
• rainata

compounds

• häntänata
• lampaannata
• nurminata
• ruokonata

Further reading

• “nata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -ntaa, taan

Galician

Etymology

1257. Probably from the same origin as the French natte (“mat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnata/ [ˈna.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: na‧ta

Noun

nata f (plural natas)

1. cream
2. milk skin

   Synonym: tona

Related terms

• nateira
• papanatas

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “nata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: nà‧ta

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

nata f sg

1. feminine singular of nato

Adjective

nata f sg

1. feminine singular of nato
2. née

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nata

1. inflection of natare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Tana, anta, tana

Japanese

Romanization

nata

1. Rōmaji transcription of なた

Latin

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Latin Kinship Terms for Extended Families

atavia

atavus

abavia

abavus

proavia

proavus

avia

/ ava māterna

avus māternus

avia

/ ava paterna

avus paternus

sobrīna

/ cōnsobrīna

sobrīnus

/ cōnsobrīnus

mātruēlis

/ cōnsobrīna

mātruēlis

/ cōnsobrīnus

sobrīna

/ cōnsobrīna

sobrīnus

/ cōnsobrīnus

patruēlis

/ cōnsobrīna

patruēlis

/ cōnsobrīnus

mātertera

avunculus

amita

patruus

/ barbās

māter

pater

sobrīna

/ neptis

/ neptia

sobrīnus

/ nepōs

frātruēlis

/ neptis

/ neptia

nepōs

/ frātruus

/ frātruēlis

sorōrius

/ marītus sorōris

soror

frāter

frātria

/ uxor frātris

socrus

/ socra

socer

/ patraster

prōsocrus

prōsocer

absocrus

absocer

soror uxōris

frāter uxōris

glōs

lēvir

uxor

/ marīta

/ coniunx

/ nūpta

marītus

/ coniunx

gener

/ fīliaster

fīlia

/ nāta

fīlius

/ nātus

nurus

/ fīliastra

prōgener

neptis

/ neptia

nepōs

prōnurus

proneptis

pronepōs

abneptis

abnepōs

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Etymology 1

The sense of "girl" possibly developed under the influence of Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.ta]

Participle

nāta

1. inflection of nātus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Noun

nāta f (genitive nātae); first declension

1. (strictly) female child; daughter
2. (loosely) girl

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	nāta	nātae
genitive	nātae	nātārum
dative	nātae	nātīs
accusative	nātam	nātās
ablative	nātā	nātīs
vocative	nāta	nātae

Descendants

• Spanish: nada

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.taː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.ta]

Participle

nātā

1. ablative feminine singular of nātus

Noun

nātā

1. ablative singular of nāta (“daughter”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈna.taː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnaː.ta]

Verb

natā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of natō

References

• “nata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nata”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "nata", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[4], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) according to circumstances: pro re (nata), pro tempore
    

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *natǭ of unclear origin.

Noun

nata ?

1. spear
2. nettle

Descendants

• Faroese: nota
• Gutnish: nata
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nata
• ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: brennuttu

Polish

Etymology

From na.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈna.ta]

Interjection

nata

1. (Far Masovian, to a group of people) take it! here!

   Coordinate term: (singular) na

Further reading

• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “nata”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 115

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈna.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: na‧ta

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *natta, variant of Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).

Alternative forms

• natta (obsolete)

Noun

nata f (plural natas)

1. cream (oily part of milk)
2. (in the plural) whipped cream
3. (figurative) cream of the crop (the best of something)
   • 1978, Chico Buarque, “Homenagem ao Malandro [Homage to the Scoundrel]”, in Chico Buarque, Phonogram:

     Eu fui fazer um samba em homenagem / À nata da malandragem

     I went to write a samba in homage / To the cream of swindling

4. (figurative) the elite; high society

   Synonyms: alta sociedade, elite

5. ellipsis of pastel de nata

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

nata

1. feminine singular of nato

Further reading

• “nata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnata/ [ˈna.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: na‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French natte (“mat”), in the sense of cream covering milk as a mat covers a floor.

Noun

nata f (plural natas)

1. cream (dairy product)

   Synonym: crema f

2. skin (on boiled milk)
3. elite

   Synonym: élite

4. (in the plural) whipped cream; custard

   Synonym: chantillí

Derived terms

• desnatar
• flor y nata
• nata de coco
• nata montada
• natilla f
• papanatas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

nata f

1. feminine singular of nato

Further reading

• “nata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.tɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Adjective

nata (invariable)

1. sticky

   Mapendekezo ya mada nata ― Sticky topic suggestions

   Kukabiliana na mambo nata ― To deal with sticky issues

Verb

-nata (infinitive kunata)

1. to be viscous
2. to stick, to adhere to
3. to be concentrated on

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nata
Positive present -nanata Subjunctive -nate Negative -nati Imperative singular nata
Infinitives
Positive kunata Negative kutonata
Imperatives
Singular nata Plural nateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunata Positive past positive subject concord + -linata Negative past negative subject concord + -kunata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanata) Singular Plural 1st person ninanata/nanata tunanata 2nd person unanata mnanata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananata wananata other classes positive subject concord + -nanata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nati) Singular Plural 1st person sinati hatunati 2nd person hunati hamnati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanati hawanati other classes negative subject concord + -nati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanata Negative future negative subject concord + -tanata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nate) Singular Plural 1st person ninate tunate 2nd person unate mnate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anate wanate other classes positive subject concord + -nate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anata) Singular Plural 1st person nanata twanata 2nd person wanata mwanata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anata wanata m-mi(III/IV) wanata yanata ji-ma(V/VI) lanata yanata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanata vyanata n(IX/X) yanata zanata u(XI) wanata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanata pa(XVI) panata mu(XVIII) mwanata
Perfect positive subject concord + -menata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinata "If not" positive subject concord + -siponata Consecutive kanata / positive subject concord + -kanata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninata -tunata 2nd person -kunata -wanata/-kunateni/-wanateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnata -wanata m-mi(III/IV) -unata -inata ji-ma(V/VI) -linata -yanata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinata -vinata n(IX/X) -inata -zinata u(XI) -unata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunata pa(XVI) -panata mu(XVIII) -munata Reflexive -jinata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nataye -natao m-mi(III/IV) -natao -natayo ji-ma(V/VI) -natalo -natayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -natacho -natavyo n(IX/X) -natayo -natazo u(XI) -natao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -natako pa(XVI) -natapo mu(XVIII) -natamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenata -onata m-mi(III/IV) -onata -yonata ji-ma(V/VI) -lonata -yonata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonata -vyonata n(IX/X) -yonata -zonata u(XI) -onata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konata pa(XVI) -ponata mu(XVIII) -monata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tolomako

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *mata, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *mata.

Noun

nata

1. eye