ata

Etymology

From the accusative Proto-Albanian *a-ta, compound of proclitic particle a and demonstrative ta, from Proto-Indo-European *tóms, masculine accusative plural of *só m (“that (one)”) (compare Latin istud, English that).

Older and dialectal varieties retain ablative asish, acish, from a + Proto-Albanian *tsj(a)isu, from *ḱjoisu, locative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this (one)”) (compare English he).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta/

Pronoun

ata m pl (accusative ata, dative atyre, ablative atyre)

1. they

Pronoun

ata n sg (accusative ata, dative atij, ablative (a)tij)

1. (archaic) it

See also

Verb

ata

1. third-person singular present indicative of atar
2. second-person singular imperative of atar