-ata1
Word Origin
1
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups:
Vertebrata.
Origin
< Latin, neuter plural of -ātus -ate1, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.
-ata2
1
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek:
stomata.
Origin
< Greek t-stems, -mata result of, state of, act of; cf. -ment
Related Words
- odonate
- bambocciata
- cannonade
- cantata
- cavalcade
- Coelenterata
-ata
ones characterized by having features:
ones characterized by having features:
branchiata
-a·ta
\ˈä]d.ə, ˈā], ˈȧ], ]tə — in the pronunc of words containing this suffix, usually only the first two variants are shown\ noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of -atus -ate
: ones characterized by having (such a feature) — in names of zoological groups
< Coelenterata >
< Vertebrata >
< Chordata >
< Branchiata >
< Coelenterata >
< Vertebrata >
< Chordata >
< Branchiata >