lata

lata (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of latah

• Alt-A, Alta, Alta., alta, tala

lata

1. tin (metal)

latà

1. bruise

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈla.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/

lata f

1. feminine singular of lat

lata f (plural lates)

1. bore, drag

   Synonym: tabarra

• donar la lata

• “lata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Spanish lata (“can”).

lata

1. rotten
2. very soft (due to rot, ripeness or cooking)

lata

1. can, tin

lata

1. Made of tin, tinnen

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• IPA^(key): /lɛaːta/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːta

lata (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine latið)

1. to let, to allow
2. to give, to pay

   lata aftur

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3. to shut

   lata upp

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4. to open

From Swedish sladd.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑtɑ/, [ˈlɑt̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ta

lata

1. field drag

   Synonym: lana

• -ltaa, alat, alta

• IPA^(key): /ˈlata̝/

From Vulgar Latin latta (“lath”), from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”) or from Proto-Germanic *lattō (“board, plank”),[1] both sharing a common, probably non Indo-European, origin.[2]

lata f (plural latas)

A Galician vineyard

1. slat, lath, board

   Synonyms: ripa, listón

   • 1438, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 172:

     sete mantas brancas de cama e tres mesas de mantées e dous de lata e outros alesmaniscos e un par de toallas

     seven white blankets for the bed, three tables of tablecloth (?), two [made] of boards and another two German ones, and a pair of towels

2. beam

   Synonyms: varal, viga

   • 1339. Graña Cid, M. Mar (ed.) Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), page 127:

     que a deuedes dar chantada de vina et ben fercada et [. . ] con forcas et linoos ao pelongo et latas ao traues

     you should plant vines and have it correctly kept [...] with gallows and strings all along, and beams crosswise

3. beam or pole of the plough

   Synonym: temón

Borrowed from French latte or from Italian latta.

19th and 20th century Galician latas de conserva ("tin cans")

lata f (plural latas)

1. tin
2. a container made of tin; tin can

• latón (“tin”)

• “lata” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lata” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lata” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

lata

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰

• IPA^(key): [ˈlata]
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

From Sanskrit लता (latā, “creeper”).

lata

1. to creep,
   1. to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
   2. of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.

   Synonym: melata

From Sanskrit लट (laṭa, “fault, defect, thief”).

lata

1. bad, dirty, despicable

   Synonyms: buruk, kotor, hina

From Latin lāta of lātus (“wide”).

lata (first-person possessive lataku, second-person possessive latamu, third-person possessive latanya)

1. (shipping) range of tide.

• “lata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Probably from Vulgar Latin latta (“lath”).

lata m (genitive singular lata, nominative plural lataí)

1. (construction) lath
2. (furniture, construction, agriculture) slat
3. louver(-board) (single slat in panel)
4. barrel hoop

• lúvar (“louver”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “lata” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lata” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: là‧ta

lata

1. feminine singular of lato

• alta

• lāta: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.ta/, [ˈɫ̪äːt̪ä]
• lāta: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/, [ˈläːt̪ä]
• lātā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.taː/, [ˈɫ̪äːt̪äː]
• lātā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/, [ˈläːt̪ä]

lāta

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

lātā

1. ablative feminine singular of lātus

lata f (4th declension)

1. lath

lata m

1. genitive singular form of lats

lata (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. Alternative form of late

lata (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. Alternative form of la

From Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

lāta

1. to release, let go
2. to put, place
3. to leave
4. to hand over

• Swedish: låta

lata

1. post, pole, stake

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: la‧ta
• Homophone: Lata

From lato +‎ -a.

lata nvir (diminutive latka)

1. plural of rok
2. years (period difficult to measure precisely)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata n

1. inflection of lato:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata

1. third-person singular present of latać

• lata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

From Italian latta, from Old High German latta (“lath”), from Proto-Germanic *laþþō.

lata f (plural latas)

1. can, tin (UK, Australia)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. (colloquial) cheek, nerve

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lata.

lata

1. inflection of latir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

For quotations using this term, see Citations:latir.

lata

1. feminine singular of lato

lata

1. metal

• lata pisqu
• lata wuru

latà

1. thirst

lata

1. can; tin

From Proto-Bantu *-dànda.

lata

1. to fetch

• IPA^(key): /ˈlata/ [ˈla.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: la‧ta

Likely from Vulgar Latin *latta, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, but uncertain. Compare French latte, English lath.

lata f (plural latas)

1. can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. plate, sheet of metal

   Synonym: hojalata

4. (colloquial) annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys)

   Synonym: disgusto

5. (colloquial) pity

   Synonym: lástima

6. (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) chat

• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: löta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata f

1. feminine singular of lato

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata

1. inflection of latir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “lata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

lata

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of lat.

lata (present latar, preterite latade, supine latat, imperative lata)

1. (reflexive) See lata sig (“be lazy”).

• tala

Borrowed from Spanish lata.

• Hyphenation: la‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈlata/, [ˈla.tɐ]

lata

1. can; tin can
2. tin (metal)
3. can of kerosene

   Synonym: balde

• latero

lata

1. made of tin

• Hyphenation: la‧ta
• IPA^(key): /laˈtaʔ/, [lɐˈtaʔ]

latâ

1. softness; tenderness (of meat, etc.)

   Synonyms: lambot, kalambutan

   Antonyms: tigas, katigasan

2. weakness; flabbiness; lack of firmness

   Synonyms: hina, panghihina, kahinaan, lambot, kalambutan

From English ladder.

lata

1. ladder; step stairs