ater
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== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin attinēre (“to attain”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [aˈteːɾ]
=== Verb ===
ater (first-person singular present ateño, first-person singular preterite ativen, past participle atido)
(reflexive) to conform, comply
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
== Javanese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, compare Malay hantar.
=== Verb ===
ater
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 ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.tɛr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ter]
=== Adjective ===
āter (feminine ātra, neuter ātrum, comparative ātrior, superlative āterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
(poetic, rare) malevolent
(poetic) obscure
==== Declension ====
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
==== Synonyms ====
(black, dark): fuscus
==== Antonyms ====
(antonym(s) of “dull black”): albus
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
atrōcitās
atrōciter
atrōx
==== Descendants ====
→ French: âtre
→ Italian: atro
→ Portuguese: atro
→ Spanish: atro
==== See also ====
=== 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
== 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)
(reflexive) to conform, comply
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
deter
suster
ter
=== Further reading ===
“ater”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ater”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Southwestern Dinka ==
=== Noun ===
ater (plural ateer)
enemy
=== References ===
Dinka-English Dictionary[2], 2005
== Waigali ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Nuristani *ãtari, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈteɾ/
=== Adverb ===
ater (Nisheigram)
in
==== Derived terms ====
ateri
=== References ===