Amata

See also: amata

English

Etymology

From Latin amāta (“loved, beloved”); feminine perfect passive participle of amāre (“love”). It can also be interpreted as the feminine form of the saint's name Amātus.

Proper noun

Amata (plural Amatas)

  1. A female given name from Latin; always rare in English.
  2. (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From amāta, feminine form of amātus (“beloved”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amāta f sg (genitive Amātae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The wife of Latinus and mother of Lavinia.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Amāta
Genitive Amātae
Dative Amātae
Accusative Amātam
Ablative Amātā
Vocative Amāta

References
  • “Amata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Amata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈma.ta/

Proper noun

Amata f

  1. (Roman mythology) Amata (wife of Latinus and the mother of Lavinia)
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