pata

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English

Etymology

From Marathi पट्टा (paṭṭā) or a related term in another Indian language. Compare the longer form Marathi दांडपट्टा (dāṇḍpaṭṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈtɑ/, (anglicized) /ˈpɑtə/, /ˈpætə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

pata (plural patas)

1. An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.

Alternative forms

• patta

Synonyms

• dandpatta

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pat(i)-, derivative of Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Cognate to Latin potis (“able, capable”), Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis), Sanskrit पति (páti). A suppletive verb, which occurs in the participle and the aorist, as well as in the tenses and moods derived from these stems.

Verb

pata

1. first-person singular aorist indicative of kam

Conjugation

See kam (“to have”).

Related terms

• pasë
• pasonim m, pasonimi m
• pasuri f, pasuria f
• pasuroj, pasurohem
• pasuruar
• patur, pasur

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpata/, [ˈpa.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Noun

pata

1. leg (of a human or animal)

   Synonym: pierna

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pata, from Proto-Slavic *pęta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpata]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pata f (diminutive patka)

1. heel

Declension

Declension of pata (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pata	paty
genitive	paty	pat
dative	patě	patám
accusative	patu	paty
vocative	pato	paty
locative	patě	patách
instrumental	patou	patami

Derived terms

• patolízal
• podpatek
• úpatí
• vzápětí
• zápatí

Further reading

• “pata”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pata”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pata”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

FWOTD – 1 February 2026

Alternative forms

• patta

Etymology

Possibly a clipping of patapedo (“canvas shoe”), of unclear origin; since the term is first attested in the 1930s, with the specific meaning 'canvas shoe', proposed derivations via Sranan Tongo from Portuguese sapato (“(leather) shoe”), Portuguese pata (“paw, foot”), or Yoruba bàta (“(leather) shoe”) seem unlikely. Cognate of Sranan Tongo pata (“canvas shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.tɑ/, /ˈpɑ.taː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pata c (plural pata's, diminutive pataatje n)

1. (originally Suriname, slang in the Netherlands) canvas shoe, trainer, sneaker
   • 1923 August 3, “Snapshots.”, in Suriname‎^[5], Paramaribo, page 2:

     Velen die allang voetbalschoenen of pata pedo's, zoaals de jeugd de tennisschoenen noemt, onder den kapstok hadden gedeponeerd, voelden opnieuw den drang bij hen opkomen, om weer achter het leder te gaan lopen.

     Many who deposited [their] football shoes or pata pedos, as the young people call tennis shoes, under the coat rack long ago, felt the urge to run after the leather [ball] again.

   • 1933 December 5, “Een groep van onzer samenleving die ten onder gaat. [A group of our society that is going down.]”, in Suriname‎^[6], Paramaribo, page 1:

     Wie zou er toe komen anders dan voor sportdoeleinden, een tweetal jaren terug met een pata, tennisschoen, uit te gaan. Zelfs het volk, dat het nimmer breed heeft gehad, dacht er niet aan deze schoenen te dragen. Thans, ziet men dat nood breekt wetten.

     Some two years back, who would have considered going out wearing plimsolls, tennis shoes, other than for athletic purposes? Not even the populace, which never had much to spend, thought of wearing these shoes. Now, one sees that necessity knows no law.

   • 1937 March 19, “Baťa Schoenenmagazijn. [Baťa Shoe store.]”, in De West‎^[7] (advertisement), Paramaribo, page 3:

     Pata's en rubberschoentjes in verschillende kleuren vanaf f 0,55 per paar.

     Canvas shoes and little rubber shoes in various colours from ƒ0.55 per pair.

   • 1974 October 10, “Arnold kreeg 8 mnd erbij na kappartij te Santo Boma [Arnold's sentencing augmented with 8 months after machete fight in Santo Boma prison]”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎^[8], page 4:

     Het gevolg was dat Arnold werd gedagvaard om in de beklaagdenbank van het Derde Kanton te verschijnen. Deurwaarder Tedjai noemde zijn naam en gestoken in blauw ornaat (uniform der gedetineerden) opgesierd met een witte lint en een afstekende witte patta verscheen hij in de beklaagdenbank.

     As a result, Arnold was summoned to appear in the dock of the Third Judicial District. Bailiff Tedjai called his name and decked out in blue attire (uniform of inmates), adorned with a white ribbon and contrasting white trainers, he appeared in the dock.

   • 1997 April 28, “Wijdenbosch komt zelf luisteren naar wat er onder Surinamers leeft [Wijdenbosch himself comes to listen to what is on the minds of Surinamese people]”, in de Volkskrant‎^[9], Amsterdam:

     Een onderwijzeres uit district Nickerie legt uit hoe de verhoudingen in Suriname tegenwoordig zijn. Sommige ouders zijn stuitend rijk. 'Wij werken met leerlingen die niet praten over een patta (sportschoen) van vijfduizend gulden Surinaams, maar over een patta [van] vijftigduizend gulden.' Dat is omgerekend 230 Nederlandse guldens, evenveel als haar maandsalaris.

     A teacher from Nickerie district explains how conditions are in Suriname today. Some parents are staggeringly rich. 'We work with pupils who don't talk about trainers worth five thousand Surinamese guilders, but trainers worth fifty thousand guilders.' Which works out to 230 Dutch guilders, equal to her monthly salary.

   • 2003, Marylin Simons, Carrousel‎^[10], Paramaribo: Okopipi, →ISBN, page 29:

     ‘Guno, draag je pata snel, dan kom je. Kijk hier. Breng voor me naar AZ. Dit moet naar het lab gaan (...).’

     'Guno, quickly put on your sneakers, then come here. Look here. Take this to the university hospital for me. It has to go to the laboratory (...).'

2. (Netherlands, slang) synonym of schoen (“shoe”)

Synonyms

• gymschoen
• sneaker
• sportschoen
• tennisschoen

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ta

Etymology 1

A cast iron pot designed by Timo Sarpaneva in 1960.

From Proto-Finnic *pata (compare Estonian pada), from Proto-Uralic *pata (compare Hungarian fazék).

Noun

pata

1. cauldron (large bowl-shaped pot)
2. pot (typically one made of thick material such as cast iron or pottery for slow cooking or storing food)
3. stew, hot pot, chowder (dish prepared in such vessel)
4. barrage (type of firework)
5. (in expressions) beating, licking

   vetää jotakuta pataan ― to beat someone up

   saada pataan, ottaa pataan ― to suffer a defeat, take a beating

Usage notes

• (pot): See the usage notes under kattila.

Declension

Inflection of pata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t–d gradation)
nominative		pata	padat
genitive		padan	patojen
partitive		pataa	patoja
illative		pataan	patoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pata	padat
accusative	nom.	pata	padat
	gen.	padan
genitive		padan	patojen patain rare
partitive		pataa	patoja
inessive		padassa	padoissa
elative		padasta	padoista
illative		pataan	patoihin
adessive		padalla	padoilla
ablative		padalta	padoilta
allative		padalle	padoille
essive		patana	patoina
translative		padaksi	padoiksi
abessive		padatta	padoitta
instructive		—	padoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patani patani accusative nom. patani patani gen. patani genitive patani patojeni pataini rare partitive pataani patojani inessive padassani padoissani elative padastani padoistani illative pataani patoihini adessive padallani padoillani ablative padaltani padoiltani allative padalleni padoilleni essive patanani patoinani translative padakseni padoikseni abessive padattani padoittani instructive — — comitative — patoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patasi patasi accusative nom. patasi patasi gen. patasi genitive patasi patojesi pataisi rare partitive pataasi patojasi inessive padassasi padoissasi elative padastasi padoistasi illative pataasi patoihisi adessive padallasi padoillasi ablative padaltasi padoiltasi allative padallesi padoillesi essive patanasi patoinasi translative padaksesi padoiksesi abessive padattasi padoittasi instructive — — comitative — patoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patamme patamme accusative nom. patamme patamme gen. patamme genitive patamme patojemme pataimme rare partitive pataamme patojamme inessive padassamme padoissamme elative padastamme padoistamme illative pataamme patoihimme adessive padallamme padoillamme ablative padaltamme padoiltamme allative padallemme padoillemme essive patanamme patoinamme translative padaksemme padoiksemme abessive padattamme padoittamme instructive — — comitative — patoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patanne patanne accusative nom. patanne patanne gen. patanne genitive patanne patojenne patainne rare partitive pataanne patojanne inessive padassanne padoissanne elative padastanne padoistanne illative pataanne patoihinne adessive padallanne padoillanne ablative padaltanne padoiltanne allative padallenne padoillenne essive patananne patoinanne translative padaksenne padoiksenne abessive padattanne padoittanne instructive — — comitative — patoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative patansa patansa accusative nom. patansa patansa gen. patansa genitive patansa patojensa patainsa rare partitive pataansa patojaan patojansa inessive padassaan padassansa padoissaan padoissansa elative padastaan padastansa padoistaan padoistansa illative pataansa patoihinsa adessive padallaan padallansa padoillaan padoillansa ablative padaltaan padaltansa padoiltaan padoiltansa allative padalleen padallensa padoilleen padoillensa essive patanaan patanansa patoinaan patoinansa translative padakseen padaksensa padoikseen padoiksensa abessive padattaan padattansa padoittaan padoittansa instructive — — comitative — patoineen patoinensa

Derived terms

• olla hyvää pataa jonkun kanssa (“to be on good terms with someone”)
• padallinen
• pata kattilaa soimaa (“pot calling the kettle black”)
• Patala
• Patanen
• pienilläkin padoilla on korvat (“little pitchers have big ears”)

compounds

• broileripata
• burgundinpata
• chilipata
• currypata
• fondyypata
• haudutuspata
• italianpata
• joulupata
• kanapata
• kasvispata
• lammaspata
• lihapata
• makaronipata
• makkarapata
• meksikonpata
• muuripata
• nistipata
• padanjalka
• padankansi
• papupata
• pata-arkku
• patahanko
• patakinnas
• patakoukku
• patakukko
• patalaiska
• patalakki
• patalappu
• patapaisti
• patapenkki
• patapölkky
• patarauta
• patarumpu
• pataruoka
• patasuti
• patavalmis
• patavanhoillinen
• puuropata
• pyykkipata
• rautapata
• rokkapata
• saunapata
• savipata
• suikalepata
• sulatuspata
• tervapata
• valurautapata
• vesipata

See also

• kattila
• pannu
• vuoka

Further reading

• “1. pata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[11] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish spader (“spades”), from German Spaten, after Spanish espada and/or Italian spada (“sword”), originally used for the suit of swords in the Latin suits which corresponds to spades in the French suits. Likely associated with pata (etymology 1) by folk etymology.

Noun

pata

1. (card games) spades (suit in playing cards)

   patakymppi ― ten of spades

2. (card games) spade (a card of spades)

Declension

Inflection of pata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t–d gradation)
nominative		pata	padat
genitive		padan	patojen
partitive		pataa	patoja
illative		pataan	patoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pata	padat
accusative	nom.	pata	padat
	gen.	padan
genitive		padan	patojen patain rare
partitive		pataa	patoja
inessive		padassa	padoissa
elative		padasta	padoista
illative		pataan	patoihin
adessive		padalla	padoilla
ablative		padalta	padoilta
allative		padalle	padoille
essive		patana	patoina
translative		padaksi	padoiksi
abessive		padatta	padoitta
instructive		—	padoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patani patani accusative nom. patani patani gen. patani genitive patani patojeni pataini rare partitive pataani patojani inessive padassani padoissani elative padastani padoistani illative pataani patoihini adessive padallani padoillani ablative padaltani padoiltani allative padalleni padoilleni essive patanani patoinani translative padakseni padoikseni abessive padattani padoittani instructive — — comitative — patoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative patasi patasi accusative nom. patasi patasi gen. patasi genitive patasi patojesi pataisi rare partitive pataasi patojasi inessive padassasi padoissasi elative padastasi padoistasi illative pataasi patoihisi adessive padallasi padoillasi ablative padaltasi padoiltasi allative padallesi padoillesi essive patanasi patoinasi translative padaksesi padoiksesi abessive padattasi padoittasi instructive — — comitative — patoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patamme patamme accusative nom. patamme patamme gen. patamme genitive patamme patojemme pataimme rare partitive pataamme patojamme inessive padassamme padoissamme elative padastamme padoistamme illative pataamme patoihimme adessive padallamme padoillamme ablative padaltamme padoiltamme allative padallemme padoillemme essive patanamme patoinamme translative padaksemme padoiksemme abessive padattamme padoittamme instructive — — comitative — patoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative patanne patanne accusative nom. patanne patanne gen. patanne genitive patanne patojenne patainne rare partitive pataanne patojanne inessive padassanne padoissanne elative padastanne padoistanne illative pataanne patoihinne adessive padallanne padoillanne ablative padaltanne padoiltanne allative padallenne padoillenne essive patananne patoinanne translative padaksenne padoiksenne abessive padattanne padoittanne instructive — — comitative — patoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative patansa patansa accusative nom. patansa patansa gen. patansa genitive patansa patojensa patainsa rare partitive pataansa patojaan patojansa inessive padassaan padassansa padoissaan padoissansa elative padastaan padastansa padoistaan padoistansa illative pataansa patoihinsa adessive padallaan padallansa padoillaan padoillansa ablative padaltaan padaltansa padoiltaan padoiltansa allative padalleen padallensa padoilleen padoillensa essive patanaan patanansa patoinaan patoinansa translative padakseen padaksensa padoikseen padoiksensa abessive padattaan padattansa padoittaan padoittansa instructive — — comitative — patoineen patoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pata-akka
• patajätkä
• patakakkonen
• patakasi
• patakolmonen
• patakortti
• patakuningas
• patakuningatar
• patakunkku
• patakurko
• patakuutonen
• patakymppi
• patanelonen
• patarouva
• pataseiska
• patasotamies
• patasotilas
• pataviitonen
• patavitonen
• pataysi
• pataässä

Descendants

• → Ingrian: pata

Further reading

• “2. pata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[12] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• apat, tapa

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpata/ [ˈpa.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *patta.

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. (zootomy) paw; leg

   Synonym: pouta

Derived terms

• patear
• pateiro

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pata.

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. duck, female duck
2. cormorant

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pata”, 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), “pata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hiri Motu

Noun

pata

1. table, shelf

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *pęta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒtɒ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

pata (plural paták)

1. hoof (the tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	pata	paták
accusative	patát	patákat
dative	patának	patáknak
instrumental	patával	patákkal
causal-final	patáért	patákért
translative	patává	patákká
terminative	patáig	patákig
essive-formal	pataként	patákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	patában	patákban
superessive	patán	patákon
adessive	patánál	patáknál
illative	patába	patákba
sublative	patára	patákra
allative	patához	patákhoz
elative	patából	patákból
delative	patáról	patákról
ablative	patától	patáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	patáé	patáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	patáéi	patákéi

Possessive forms of pata

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	patám	patáim
2nd person sing.	patád	patáid
3rd person sing.	patája	patái
1st person plural	patánk	patáink
2nd person plural	patátok	patáitok
3rd person plural	patájuk	patáik

Derived terms

• pataszerű
• patájú
• patás

Compound words

• patakaparó

Further reading

• pata in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

pata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative pataði, supine patað)

1. to gesticulate

Conjugation

pata – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að pata
supine sagnbót		patað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		patandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	pata	pataði		pati	pataði
	þú	patar	pataðir		patir	pataðir
	hann, hún, það	patar	pataði		pati	pataði
plural	við	pötum	pötuðum		pötum	pötuðum
	þið	patið	pötuðuð		patið	pötuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	pata	pötuðu		pati	pötuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	pata (þú), pataðu
plural	þið	patið (þið), patiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Pata (1).

From Proto-Finnic *pata. Cognates include Finnish pata and Estonian pada.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑ/, [ˈpɑtɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑ/, [ˈpɑd̥ɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Noun

pata

1. pot, kettle, cauldron
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13:

     Tima na pata, Tani na kala.

     Tima, here's your pot, Tani, here's your fish.

   • 1937, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 119:

     Ikkunan pääl pata seisoo.

     On the window a pot stands.

Declension

Declension of pata (type 3/kana, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	pata	paat
genitive	paan	pattoin
partitive	pattaa	patoja
illative	pattaa	pattoi
inessive	paas	paois
elative	paast	paoist
allative	paalle	paoille
adessive	paal	paoil
ablative	paalt	paoilt
translative	paaks	paoiks
essive	patanna, pattaan	patoinna, pattoin
exessive1)	patant	patoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• kukkapata
• kusipata
• maitopata
• patahohla
• pataluhka
• patalusikka
• paturi
• saijapata
• sittapata
• voipata

Etymology 2

Paat (2).

Borrowed from Finnish pata, from Swedish spader.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑ/, [ˈpɑtɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑ/, [ˈpɑd̥ɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Noun

pata

1. (card games) spades

Declension

Declension of pata (type 3/kana, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	pata	paat
genitive	paan	pattoin
partitive	pattaa	patoja
illative	pattaa	pattoi
inessive	paas	paois
elative	paast	paoist
allative	paalle	paoille
adessive	paal	paoil
ablative	paalt	paoilt
translative	paaks	paoiks
essive	patanna, pattaan	patoinna, pattoin
exessive1)	patant	patoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• patakunigas
• pataässä

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790), “пата”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 689
• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[13], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 370
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[14], →ISBN, page 78

Italian

Alternative forms

• patas

Etymology

Through French, from Wolof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: pà‧ta

Noun

pata m (invariable)

1. patas (Erythrocebus patas)

Further reading

• pata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Lower Sorbian

pata

Etymology

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian pȁtka (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpata/

Noun

pata f

1. brooding hen, hen with chicks

Declension

Declension of pata

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	pata	paśe	paty
Genitive	paty	patowu	patow
Dative	paśe	patoma	patam
Accusative	patu	paśe	paty
Instrumental	patu	patoma	patami
Locative	paśe	patoma	patach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “pata”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “pata”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpata/ [ˈpɐtɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *pata (compare with Tahitian pata (“to flick, to flip”) and tōpata (“droplet, to drip”), Hawaiian paka (“to strike of raindrops, to patter”)) from Proto-Oceanic *bata.

Noun

pata

1. drop, drip

Verb

pata

1. to drip
2. to splatter

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *pata.

Noun

pata

1. seed
2. granule

Related terms

• patapata

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “pata”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Miskito

Noun

pata

1. fire

Nyishi

Alternative forms

• peta

Etymology

pa + Proto-Tani *taŋ.

Noun

pata

1. bird

References

• P. T. Abraham (2005), A Grammar of Nyishi Language‎^[15], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pęta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpata/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpata/

Noun

pata f

1. heel
   • 1471, Vavřinec z Březové, Snář Vavřince z Březové, stockholmský rukopis]‎^[16]:

     Pakli žrnov rozpadne se, smrt pána mlynného za patama jest.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of pata (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pata	patě	paty
genitive	paty	patú	pat
dative	patě	patama	patám
accusative	patu	patě	paty
vocative	pato	patě	paty
locative	patě	patú	patách
instrumental	patú	patama	patami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Derived terms

• zápětie

Descendants

• Czech: pata

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “pata”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From pato + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpata/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. female equivalent of pato: female duck
   • 1348, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português, Coimbra: I.N.I.C, page 159:

     ſſete ouellas τ dous años τ ſſete cabras τ quatro cabritos τ duas porcas τ mea doutra τ hũa porcalla con ſſeus fillos τ dose patas τ treσe gallinas cõ quatorze pĩtoos

     seven sheep and two lambs and seven goats and four kids and two sows and a half and a sow with her sons and twelve ducks and therteen hens with fourteen chicks

Derived terms

• patela

Descendants

• Fala: pata
• Galician: pata
• Portuguese: pata (see there for further descendants)

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “pata”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old Norse

Noun

pata

1. inflection of pati:
   1. indefinite oblique singular
   2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• पत (Devanagari script)
• পত (Bengali script)
• පත (Sinhalese script)
• ပတ (Burmese script)
• ปต or ปะตะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຕ or ປະຕະ (Lao script)
• បត (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄖 (Chakma script)

Verb

pata

1. second-person singular imperative active of patati (“to fall”)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese pata and Spanish pata.

Noun

pata

1. hoof
2. paw
3. claw

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Etymology 1

pata (1)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *pata, fom Vulgar Latin *patta (“paw, foot”).

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. paw, foot, leg (of an animal)
2. (colloquial) human leg, foot, footprint (often used by an angry person)

Descendants

• Papiamentu: pata

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pata.

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. female equivalent of pato: female duck

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Batt

Further reading

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

Quechua

Adjective

pata

1. neighboring, adjacent

Adverb

pata

1. above, high up

Noun

pata

1. edge
2. shore, cliff, terrace
3. square

Declension

Declension of pata

	singular	plural
nominative	pata	patakuna
accusative	patata	patakunata
dative	pataman	patakunaman
genitive	patap	patakunap
locative	patapi	patakunapi
terminative	patakama	patakunakama
ablative	patamanta	patakunamanta
instrumental	patawan	patakunawan
comitative	patantin	patakunantin
abessive	patannaq	patakunannaq
comparative	patahina	patakunahina
causative	patarayku	patakunarayku
benefactive	patapaq	patakunapaq
associative	patapura	patakunapura
distributive	patanka	patakunanka
exclusive	patalla	patakunalla

Possessive forms of pata

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative patay pataykuna accusative patayta pataykunata dative patayman pataykunaman genitive pataypa pataykunap locative pataypi pataykunapi terminative pataykama pataykunakama ablative pataymanta pataykunamanta instrumental pataywan pataykunawan comitative pataynintin pataykunantin abessive patayninnaq pataykunannaq comparative patayhina pataykunahina causative patayrayku pataykunarayku benefactive pataypaq pataykunapaq associative pataypura pataykunapura distributive patayninka pataykunanka exclusive pataylla pataykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative patayki pataykikuna accusative pataykita pataykikunata dative pataykiman pataykikunaman genitive pataykipa pataykikunap locative pataykipi pataykikunapi terminative pataykikama pataykikunakama ablative pataykimanta pataykikunamanta instrumental pataykiwan pataykikunawan comitative pataykintin pataykikunantin abessive pataykinnaq pataykikunannaq comparative pataykihina pataykikunahina causative pataykirayku pataykikunarayku benefactive pataykipaq pataykikunapaq associative pataykipura pataykikunapura distributive pataykinka pataykikunanka exclusive pataykilla pataykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative patan patankuna accusative patanta patankunata dative patanman patankunaman genitive patanpa patankunap locative patanpi patankunapi terminative patankama patankunakama ablative patanmanta patankunamanta instrumental patanwan patankunawan comitative patanintin patankunantin abessive patanninnaq patankunannaq comparative patanhina patankunahina causative patanrayku patankunarayku benefactive patanpaq patankunapaq associative patanpura patankunapura distributive pataninka patankunanka exclusive patanlla patankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative patanchik patanchikkuna accusative patanchikta patanchikkunata dative patanchikman patanchikkunaman genitive patanchikpa patanchikkunap locative patanchikpi patanchikkunapi terminative patanchikkama patanchikkunakama ablative patanchikmanta patanchikkunamanta instrumental patanchikwan patanchikkunawan comitative patanchiknintin patanchikkunantin abessive patanchikninnaq patanchikkunannaq comparative patanchikhina patanchikkunahina causative patanchikrayku patanchikkunarayku benefactive patanchikpaq patanchikkunapaq associative patanchikpura patanchikkunapura distributive patanchikninka patanchikkunanka exclusive patanchiklla patanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative patayku pataykukuna accusative pataykuta pataykukunata dative pataykuman pataykukunaman genitive pataykupa pataykukunap locative pataykupi pataykukunapi terminative pataykukama pataykukunakama ablative pataykumanta pataykukunamanta instrumental pataykuwan pataykukunawan comitative pataykuntin pataykukunantin abessive pataykunnaq pataykukunannaq comparative pataykuhina pataykukunahina causative pataykurayku pataykukunarayku benefactive pataykupaq pataykukunapaq associative pataykupura pataykukunapura distributive pataykunka pataykukunanka exclusive pataykulla pataykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative pataykichik pataykichikkuna accusative pataykichikta pataykichikkunata dative pataykichikman pataykichikkunaman genitive pataykichikpa pataykichikkunap locative pataykichikpi pataykichikkunapi terminative pataykichikkama pataykichikkunakama ablative pataykichikmanta pataykichikkunamanta instrumental pataykichikwan pataykichikkunawan comitative pataykichiknintin pataykichikkunantin abessive pataykichikninnaq pataykichikkunannaq comparative pataykichikhina pataykichikkunahina causative pataykichikrayku pataykichikkunarayku benefactive pataykichikpaq pataykichikkunapaq associative pataykichikpura pataykichikkunapura distributive pataykichikninka pataykichikkunanka exclusive pataykichiklla pataykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative patanku patankukuna accusative patankuta patankukunata dative patankuman patankukunaman genitive patankupa patankukunap locative patankupi patankukunapi terminative patankukama patankukunakama ablative patankumanta patankukunamanta instrumental patankuwan patankukunawan comitative patankuntin patankukunantin abessive patankunnaq patankukunannaq comparative patankuhina patankukunahina causative patankurayku patankukunarayku benefactive patankupaq patankukunapaq associative patankupura patankukunapura distributive patankunka patankukunanka exclusive patankulla patankukunalla

Postposition

pata

1. near
2. on, over, above

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpata/ [ˈpa.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pa‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *patta (“paw, foot”). Compare English patten.

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. paw, foot, leg (of an animal)

   Synonym: pie

2. leg (of furniture)
3. (colloquial) human leg, foot (often used in anger)

   Synonym: pierna

4. (colloquial) footprint (often used in anger)

   Synonym: huella

   Acabo de trapear y ya dejaste tus patas.

   I've just finished mopping and now you left your footprints (all over).

5. kickstand (a levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden)

   Synonym: pata de cabra

6. pocket flap
7. tie, draw

   Synonym: empate

Derived terms

• a cuatro patas
• a la pata coja
• a la pata la llana
• a pata
• a pata pelada
• con la cola entre las patas
• de pata negra
• dormir a pata ancha
• echar la pata
• echar pata
• empatar
• enseñar la pata
• estirar la pata
• hacer la pata
• hacer pata ancha
• irse por la pata abajo
• las mentiras tienen patas cortas
• mala pata
• metedura de pata
• meter la pata
• metida de pata
• pata de banco
• pata de buey
• pata de burro
• pata de chucho
• pata de elefante
• pata de gallina
• pata de gallo
• pata de ganso
• pata de león
• pata de pájaro
• pata de palo
• pata de perro
• pata de rana
• patada
• pataleta
• patas arriba
• patas de gallo
• patatieso
• patear
• patilla
• salir por patas
• tanto peca el que mata a la vaca como el que le agarra la pata

Related terms

• patín

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بَّطّ (paṭṭ), from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ, “duck”).

Noun

pata f (plural patas)

1. female equivalent of pato: female duck

Further reading

• “pata”, 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
• “pata”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Anagrams

• tapa

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• patapata

Etymology

First attested in Dutch-language newspapers in Suriname in the 1930s. Possibly a clipping of patapeido, of unclear origin; since the term is first attested in the 20th century with the specific meaning 'canvas shoe', proposed derivations from Portuguese sapato (“(leather) shoe”), Portuguese pata (“paw, foot”), or Yoruba bàta (“(leather) shoe”) seem unlikely. Cognate of Dutch pata (“canvas shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pata/, [pa̠ta̠], [pɑ̟tɑ̟]

Noun

pata

1. canvas shoe, plimsoll, trainer

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jípata.

Verb

-pata (infinitive kupata)

1. to get
2. to get the chance or opportunity to, be able to (followed by an infinitive or bare verb stem)
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[17], translation from R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 14:

     اِدَاوُ كِغِمَ هُمِتَ پِيْبِ ، اَسِپَتِ كَطِ كُنَ مَااِيِ

     Endao kwegema humita pembe, asipate kaṭi kunwa maiye.

     [the bull] charges the comer, none tastes of the water

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pata
Positive present -napata Subjunctive -pate Negative -pati Imperative singular pata
Infinitives
Positive kupata Negative kutopata
Imperatives
Singular pata Plural pateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupata Positive past positive subject concord + -lipata Negative past negative subject concord + -kupata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napata) Singular Plural 1st person ninapata/napata tunapata 2nd person unapata mnapata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapata wanapata other classes positive subject concord + -napata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pati) Singular Plural 1st person sipati hatupati 2nd person hupati hampati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapati hawapati other classes negative subject concord + -pati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapata Negative future negative subject concord + -tapata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pate) Singular Plural 1st person nipate tupate 2nd person upate mpate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apate wapate other classes positive subject concord + -pate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apata) Singular Plural 1st person napata twapata 2nd person wapata mwapata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apata wapata m-mi(III/IV) wapata yapata ji-ma(V/VI) lapata yapata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapata vyapata n(IX/X) yapata zapata u(XI) wapata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapata pa(XVI) papata mu(XVIII) mwapata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopata Consecutive kapata / positive subject concord + -kapata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipata -tupata 2nd person -kupata -wapata/-kupateni/-wapateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpata -wapata m-mi(III/IV) -upata -ipata ji-ma(V/VI) -lipata -yapata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipata -vipata n(IX/X) -ipata -zipata u(XI) -upata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupata pa(XVI) -papata mu(XVIII) -mupata Reflexive -jipata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pataye -patao m-mi(III/IV) -patao -patayo ji-ma(V/VI) -patalo -patayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -patacho -patavyo n(IX/X) -patayo -patazo u(XI) -patao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -patako pa(XVI) -patapo mu(XVIII) -patamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepata -opata m-mi(III/IV) -opata -yopata ji-ma(V/VI) -lopata -yopata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopata -vyopata n(IX/X) -yopata -zopata u(XI) -opata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopata pa(XVI) -popata mu(XVIII) -mopata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -patia
  • Causative: -pasha (“to cause to get, to warm up”)
  • Passive: -patwa
  • Reciprocal: -patana
  • Stative: -patika

• Nominal derivations:
  • pato (“income”)

Etymology 2

Noun

pata class IX (plural pata class X)

1. hinge

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpata/ [ˈpaː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pa‧ta

Noun

pata (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ)

1. (zoology) animal thigh
2. ham hock; pig's trotter
3. game using wooden bricks

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpataʔ/ [ˈpaː.t̪ɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ataʔ
  • IPA^(key): /paˈtaʔ/ [pɐˈt̪aʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ta

Noun

patà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ) (medicine)

1. fatigue

Adjective

patâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ) (medicine)

1. fatigued

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈtaʔ/ [pɐˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ta

Noun

patâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ) (obsolete)

1. act of forcing oneself to give up bad inclinations

Derived terms

• pata-patain
• pataan
• patain

Further reading

• “pata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tapa, apat

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَاتِحَه (fātiha), from Arabic فَاتِحَة (fātiḥa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːˈtɑː/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Noun

pātā (definite accusative pātāny, plural pātālar)

1. blessing

   pata bermek

   to bless

2. wake, funeral banquet

   pata gitmek

   to go to a wake

Declension

Declension of pātā

	singular	plural
nominative	pātā	pātālar
accusative	pātāny	pātālary
genitive	pātānyň	pātālaryň
dative	pātā	pātālara
locative	pātāda	pātālarda
ablative	pātādan	pātālardan

Derived terms

• pataçy
• patahon

Further reading

• “pata” in Enedilim.com
• “pata” in Webonary.org

Votic

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑ/, [ˈpɑtɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *pata.

Noun

pata

1. pot (made of clay or metal)

Inflection

Declension of pata (type III/jalkõ, t- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pata	paad
genitive	paa	patojõ
partitive	patta	patoit
illative	patta, pattasõ	patoisõ
inessive	paaz	patoiz
elative	paass	patoiss
allative	paallõ	patoillõ
adessive	paall	patoill
ablative	paalt	patoilt
translative	paassi	patoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Finnish pata.

Noun

pata

1. (card games) spades (card suit)

Inflection

Declension of pata (type III/jalkõ, t- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pata	paad
genitive	paa	patojõ
partitive	patta	patoit
illative	patta, pattasõ	patoisõ
inessive	paaz	patoiz
elative	paass	patoiss
allative	paallõ	patoillõ
adessive	paall	patoill
ablative	paalt	patoilt
translative	paassi	patoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “pata”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[18], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yoruba

Etymology

From British English pants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pá.tá/

Noun

pátá

1. underwear, pants, briefs

   Synonyms: àwọ̀tẹ́lẹ̀, dígò, ṣòkòtò péńpé