ate

Alternative forms

• atia

Etymology

Etymology unclear. Compare Latvian atā.^[1] The word may not be very old, and may ultimately derive from French adieu, via a Slavic intermediary.^[2]

Interjection

ate

1. (informal) goodbye, ta-ta

   Synonyms: iki, viso gero

References

Pronoun

ate

1. he, him (personal pronoun)
2. she, her (personal pronoun)
3. it (personal pronoun)

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qate,^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *qate (compare with Fijian yate), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay (compare with Malay hati and Tagalog atay), from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.^[2][3] Compare with Malay hati for similar connections of this organ with emotions.

Noun

ate

1. (anatomy) liver (organ of the body)
2. heart (seat of emotions)

References

Further reading

• “ate” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Noun

ate

1. Alternative form of ote

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔate/

Noun

ate

1. liver

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

ate (mutated form gate)

1. liver

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 21.

Verb

ate (changed conjunct form eteg, reduplicated form ayate, augmented form atemagad)

1. be (in a certain place)

   Gii-kwanabise iwe biskitenaagan imaa adoopowinaakong gaa-ateg.

   The birch bark tray that was sitting on the table tipped over.

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ate-vii

Alternative forms

• ǣte

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aitā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.te/

Noun

āte f

1. oat

Verb

ate

1. inflection of atar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate hate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.te/

Noun

ate

1. tree

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill

Noun

ate (plural ates)

1. Alternative form of ait (“oat”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈate/ [ˈa.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: a‧te

Etymology 1

Of Nahuatl origin.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “ate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí / á-ché, “eldest sister”) as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). Compare Indonesian ace, Kapampangan atsi, Remontado Agta itti. Doublet of atsi.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “ate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 141
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 14
• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “阿姊”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “ché”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 30; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 30
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chí”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 38; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 38

Anagrams

• tae

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.te]

Verb

ate

1. (intransitive) to connect

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Alternative forms

• at
• attai
• āte

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Tocharian *āté, from Proto-Indo-European *éti (“beyond, over”) or *h₂éti (“away, back, again”).

Adverb

ate

1. away

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ate”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 10

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɛ/

Interjection

ate

1. ow, ouch (expressing pain in response to heat)

   Ate! Inyatapai itsei! ― Ow! [The] fire is hot! [I got singed or burned].

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.