Amata

See also: amata

English

Etymology

From Latin amata, loved, beloved; feminine perfect passive participle of amare, love. It can also be interpreted as the feminine form of the saint's name Amatus.

Proper noun

Amata (plural Amatas)

  1. A female given name; 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 (genitive Amātae); first declension

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

Declension

First declension.

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

Proper noun

Amata f

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