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łata

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ła‧ta
  • Homophone: Łata

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lata. Sense 6 is a semantic loan from English patch.

Noun

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łata f (diminutive łatka)

  1. patch (piece of material used to repair a hole in garment)
  2. badge, patch (piece of cloth of a particular colour, shape, or with a particular inscription, worn on clothes)
    Synonyms: oznaczenie, oznaka, znak
  3. patch (that which fills or covers a hole in something, e.g. an asphalt patch)
  4. patch, speckle (part of fur or hide of an animal with a different color)
    Hypernym: plama
  5. flank (cut of beef)
  6. (colloquial, computing) patch, patch file
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle High German lattelate.

Noun

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łata f

  1. (construction) batten (horizontal wood beam supporting the tiles or other outer roofing material)
    Hypernym: listwa
  2. shuttering board, formwork board
    Hypernym: deska
  3. (Kuyavia) fitting for a plough runner
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Descendants
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  • Russian: ла́та (láta)

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from German Latte.

Noun

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łata f

  1. bubble level
  2. water level gauge
    Hypernym: wodowskaz
  3. square sawn timber between 32 mm and 10 cm thick
    Hypernym: tarcica
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Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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łata f

  1. genitive/accusative singular of łat

Etymology 5

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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łata

  1. third-person singular present of łatać

Further reading

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  • łata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łata in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “łata”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625

Vilamovian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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łata

  1. to guide, to lead

Synonyms

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