cata

== Asturian == === Etymology === Back-formation from catar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkata/ [ˈka.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ca‧ta === Noun === cata f (plural cates) search Synonym: busca time when honey is collected from beehives ==== Derived terms ==== a la cata de en cata de === Verb === cata third-person singular present indicative of catar second-person singular imperative of catar === References === “cata”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “cata”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Fijian == === Verb === cata transitive of ca === References === Gatty, Ronald (2009), “cata”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 37 == French == === Etymology === Clipping of catastrophe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ta/ === Noun === cata f (plural catas) (informal) disaster === Further reading === “cata”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology 1 === Back-formation from catar. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkɑtɐ] ==== Noun ==== cata m (plural catas) search; hunt tasting === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkɑtɐ] ==== Verb ==== cata inflection of catar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative ==== Interjection ==== cata (dated) watch out, look, beware Synonym: catá === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from English charter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃáː.tàː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [t͡ʃáː.tàː] === Noun === cātā̀ f (possessed form cātàr̃) charter == Interlingua == === Determiner === cata (quantifying) each, every == Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkɑt̪ˠə/ (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkat̪ˠə/ (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈkʊt̪ˠə/ === Noun === cata m pl vocative plural of cat === Mutation === == Latin == === Pronunciation === cata: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.ta] catā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.taː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.ta] === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek κατά (katá). ==== Preposition ==== cata (+ accusative) (Late Latin) by (in the distributive sense) according to Synonym: secundum among, near ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== cata inflection of catus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural ==== Adjective ==== catā ablative feminine singular of catus === References === “cata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "cata", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “cata”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Souter, Alexander (1949), “cata”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎[2], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, pages 41–42 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -atɐ Hyphenation: ca‧ta === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from catar. ==== Noun ==== cata f (plural catas) search Synonyms: pesquisa, busca === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cata inflection of catar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cata”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “cata” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “cata”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cata”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkata/ [ˈka.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ca‧ta === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from catar. ==== Noun ==== cata f (plural catas) tasting cata de vinos ― winetasting bite, sample === Etymology 2 === Shortened from Catalina, a nickname given to this bird. ==== Noun ==== cata f (plural catas) (Bolivia, Chile) budgerigar Synonyms: periquito, cata australiana ===== See also ===== cotorra perico === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cata inflection of catar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025