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See also: Ater, atter, āter, ǡter, äter, and åter

Galician

Etymology

From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ater (first-person singular present ateño, first-person singular preterite ativen, past participle atido)

  1. (reflexive) to conform, comply

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ater (irregular)
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    Reintegrated conjugation of ater (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
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1Less recommended.

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Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, compare Malay hantar.

Verb

ater

  1. to send, to deliver

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ātrus

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ātros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Old Irish áith (“kiln”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

āter (feminine ātra, neuter ātrum, comparative ātrior, superlative āterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
  2. gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
  3. (poetic, rare) malevolent
  4. (poetic) obscure

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

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Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “dull black”): albus

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: âtre
  • → Italian: atro
  • → Portuguese: atro
  • → Spanish: atro

See also

Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, cānus, marmoreus (poetic), eburneus (poetic), niveus (poetic), argenteus (poetic), lacteus (poetic)      rāvus, pullus, mūrīnus (of livestock)      niger, āter, furvus, fuscus ("swarthy"), piceus (poetic)
             ruber, russus, rūbidus (dark), flammeus (poetic); rutilus, pūniceus, spādīx (poetic), sanguineus (poetic)              rūfus, rutilus, rōbus (of oxen), croceus (poetic), aureus (poetic); fulvus (poetic), niger (of eyes), badius (of horses)              lūteus, flāvus ("blond"), lūridus, gilvus (of horses), helvus (of cattle); cēreus (poetic)
             viridis, flāvus (poetic)              viridis, herbeus (of eyes), fulvus (poetic)              viridis, glaucus (poetic), caeruleus (poetic, only dark)
                          glaucus (poetic), caeruleus, caesius (of eyes)              caeruleus, līvidus, ferrūgineus (poetic), glaucus (poetic)
             violāceus              purpureus (underlying shade)              roseus

References

  • “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ater”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ater”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “ater”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ter

Verb

ater (first-person singular present atenho, first-person singular preterite ative, past participle atido)

  1. (reflexive) to conform, comply

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ater (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
More information Singular, Plural ...

Further reading

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Southwestern Dinka

Noun

ater (plural ateer)

  1. enemy

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

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