dáta
Icelandic
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”), past participle of dō (“I give”).
Noun
dáta m (genitive singular dáta, nominative plural dátaí)
- date (specification of time; point in time)
Declension
Declension of dáta
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
- dát m
Derived terms
- dátaigh (“date”, transitive verb)
- dátlíne f (“date-line”)
- dátstampa m (“date-marker, date-stamp”)
- gan dáta (“dateless”, adjective)
- spriocdháta m (“deadline”)
Etymology 2
From French datte, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably altered by folk etymology from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”).
Noun
dáta m (genitive singular dáta, nominative plural dátaí)
- date (fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera)
Declension
Declension of dáta
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- dátphluma m (“date-plum, persimmon”)
- pailm dhátaí f (“date-palm”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dáta | dháta | ndáta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "dáta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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