ato

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ato"

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Etymology

Clipping of English Atong or Atong (Cameroon) Atong (Atoŋ).

Symbol

ato

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Atong (Cameroon).

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Atong (Cameroon) terms

Akan

Verb

ato

1. perfect of to

Albanian

Alternative forms

• atônê — southern Gheg, Kavajë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *a-tā(s), compound of proclitic particle a and demonstrative tās, from Proto-Indo-European *téh₂es, feminine plural of *tód (“that (one)”) (compare Latin istud, English that).
The accusative is from Proto-Albanian *a-tā(s), from earlier *a-tā(n)s, from *téh₂ns, and older and dialectal varieties retain ablative asosh, acosh, from a + Proto-Albanian *tsjāsu, from *ḱjéh₂su, locative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this (one)”) (compare English he).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /aˈtɔ/
• (southern Gheg, Kavajë) IPA^(key): [äˈtɔ̃nɛ̃]

Pronoun

ato f pl (accusative ato, dative atyre, ablative atyre)

1. they

Declension

Forms of ato (3rd person feminine plural)

nominative	ato
ablative	atyre / tyre
	full form	clitic
accusative	ato	i
dative	atyre	u
	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
	i tyre	i tyri

Related terms

• ata
• këta

See also

Albanian personal pronouns

number	person		nominative	tonic		ablative	clitic
				accusative	dative		accusative	dative
singular
	1st		unë	mua		meje	më
	2nd		ti	ty		teje	të
	3rd	m	ai	atë	atij		e	i
		f	ajo		asaj
plural
	1st		ne		neve	nesh	na
	2nd		ju		juve	jush	ju
	3rd	m	ata		atyre		i	u
		f	ato

Anyi

Noun

ato

1. lie (an untruthful statement)

Asturian

Verb

ato

1. first-person singular present indicative of atar

Baoule

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ato

1. lie, (untruthful statement)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• atoa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *atən (“1sg oblique”). Cognate with Hiligaynon aton, Tagalog atin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔatoʔ/ [ˈʔaː.t̪oʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧to

Pronoun

atò (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓ)

1. indirect case of kita (“we”)
   1. (possessive) ours

      Nindot ra atoa. ― Ours is good enough.

   2. (object of verb) by us

      Coordinate term: (postposed) nato

      Ato/Atong gipalit

      We bought (it)

      (literally, “Bought by us”)

Determiner

atò (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓ)

1. preposed indirect case of kita (“we”)

   Coordinate term: (postposed) nato

   atong gugma ― our love

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akóa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nímo	mo	ímo	imóha	kanímo	nímo
	third person		siyá		níya		íya	iyáha	kaníya	níya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atóa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amóa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	nínyo		ínyo	inyóha	kanínyo	nínyo
	third person		silá		níla		íla	iláha	kaníla	níla

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔato/ [ˈʔaː.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: a‧to

Pronoun

ato (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓ)

1. clipping of niadto (“of that”)

Adverb

ato (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓ)

1. clipping of niadto (“then”)

   Niuli mi ato. ― We went home then.

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	direct*		indirect*		oblique	locative	allative	existential**		destination	interjection**		manner**
	full	short	full	short				full	short		full	short	full	short
near speaker***	kirí karí	ri	niiri niari	iri ari	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	arí	diará	dará	ingon iri ingon ari	ing-ari in-ari
near speaker and listener***	kiní kaní	ni	niini niani	ini ani	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	anhi	niará	nará	ingon ini ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	anhà	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	adto	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato

^† Archaic
* When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
** Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
*** These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Ede Idaca

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba òtò (Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.tò/

Noun

àtò

1. monkey

Fon

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

atò (Benin)

1. dog-faced baboon

Galician

Verb

ato

1. first-person singular present indicative of atar

Guianese Creole

Alternative forms

• atoa

Adverb

ato

1. now (at the present time)

References

• Barthelemi, Georges (1995), Dictionnaire pratique créole guyanais - français [Practical Guianese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Cayenne: Ibis Rouge Éditions, →ISBN, page 48

Isnag

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *asu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu

Proto-Philippine *ásu

Isnag ato

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ásu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

áto

1. dog (animal)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Japanese

Romanization

ato

1. Rōmaji transcription of あと

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• âto (Grafîa ofiçiâ)

Etymology

From Latin altus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.tu/

Adjective

ato (feminine singular ata, masculine plural ati, feminine plural ate)

1. tall
2. high

Synonyms

• erto

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qato, from Proto-Central Pacific *qato, from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Cognates Hawaiian ako and Samoan, Tahitian, and Tongan ato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈato/ [ˈɐtɔ]

Noun

ato

1. thatch, roof

   Synonyms: rauwhare, raurau

Verb

ato (passive atohia or atotia or atoa)

1. to thatch

   I taua moutere ka atohia ngā whare ki ngā rau o te niu. (PK 2008:40)

   On that island the houses are thatched with the leaves of the coconut tree.

2. to fence in, enclose

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “ato”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, page 24
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “ato”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Marathi आत्या (ātyā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ato/

Noun

ato

1. paternal aunt

   Synonym: matant

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin alterum.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈaːtə], (in sandhi) [-u]
  • (feminine) IPA^(key): [ˈaːtə], (in sandhi) [-a]
• (Castelmezzano) IPA^(key): [ˈaːu̯tə]

Determiner

ato (feminine singular ata, plural ate)

1. other

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1444: “l'altro raccoglie” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “ato-a”, in Schedario Napoletano
• Ledgeway, Adam (2009), Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 80

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ā

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā

Proto-Slavic *a

Old Polish a

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab

Proto-Slavic *o(b)

Old Polish o

Proto-Indo-European *só

Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas

Proto-Slavic *tъ

Proto-Slavic *to

Old Polish to

univ.

Old Polish oto

univ.

Old Polish ato

Univerbation of a + oto. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /atɔ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /atɔ/

Particle

ato

1. (hapax legomenon) here!

   Synonym: oto

   • 1930 [c. 1455], “Gen”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎^{transliteration, transcription}, 9, 9:

     Ato tez vstawyø (ecce ego statuam) slyub moy myedzy wamy a s waszym naszenym po was

     [Ato też ustawię (ecce ego statuam) ślub moj miedzy wami a z waszym nasienim po was]

Derived terms

particle

• atoć

Descendants

• Middle Polish: ato

References

• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “ato”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ā

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā

Proto-Slavic *a

Old Polish a

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab

Proto-Slavic *o(b)

Old Polish o

Proto-Indo-European *só

Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas

Proto-Slavic *tъ

Proto-Slavic *to

Old Polish to

univ.

Old Polish oto

univ.

Old Polish ato

Polish ato

Inherited from Old Polish ato. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + oto.

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tɔ/
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Podegrodzie) IPA^(key): [ˈa.tɔ]

Particle

ato

1. (Middle Polish or dialectal, Podegrodzie) here!

   Synonym: oto

Conjunction

ato

1. (Middle Polish) and here
2. (Middle Polish) and yet, however
3. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
   • 1588, Acta primi regiminis Sigismundi III‎^[3], page 84:

     boscie nas tam czci poodsądzali, powiedział ato iako odaycie pokoy.

Related terms

conjunction/particle

• atoć

Further reading

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “ato”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “ato”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ato”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “a to”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 68
• Karol Mátyás (1891), “ato”, in “Słowniczek gwary ludu zamieszkującego wschodnio-południową najbliższą okolicę Nowego Sącza”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 4, Kraków: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 319

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: a‧to

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin āctus, from agere. Doublet of auto.

Alternative forms

• acto (pre-1990 spelling)

Noun

ato m (plural atos)

1. act (deed)
2. act (state of existence)
3. act (process of doing something)
4. act (division of theatrical performance)
5. act (display of behaviour)

Related terms

• ação
• ata

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ato

1. first-person singular present indicative of atar

Further reading

• “ato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qato, from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Verb

ato

1. to roof; to put a roof on

References

• “ato”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN

Sarikoli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ato/

Noun

ato (Arabic spelling ئه‌تا)

1. father

   Synonym: dod

   Antonyms: ano, moda, nan

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈato/ [ˈa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: a‧to

Verb

ato

1. first-person singular present indicative of atar

See also

• hato (homophone)

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qato, from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.to/

Noun

ato

1. thatch

   Synonym: aʻu

Verb

ato

1. to thatch

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian а то (a to).

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑto/, [ˈɑto], /ɑˈto/, [ɑˈto]
• Rhymes: -ɑto, -o
• Hyphenation: a‧to

Conjunction

ato

1. or else, otherwise

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “ato”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[4], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatɔ/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• (first-person singular): ata, ataf

Pronoun

ato

1. (literary, colloquial) third-person singular masculine of at
2. (colloquial) (South Wales) first-person singular of at

Etymology 2

Verb

ato

1. soft mutation of gato

Mutation

Mutated forms of gato

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gato	ato	ngato	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.t̪o/

Noun

ato

1. thatch

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[5], Pacific linguistics

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	ato
Brazilian standard	ato
New Tribes	ato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ato]

Noun

ato (possessed atotü)

1. alternative form of a'to (“rope, twine, snell”)

Yuri

Alternative forms

• atu, hato

Etymology

Compare Carabayo ao (“father”).

Noun

ato

1. father

References

• Seifart and Echeverri, Evidence for the Identification of Carabayo, the Language of an Uncontacted People of the Colombian Amazon, as Belonging to the Tikuna–Yurí Linguistic Family, PLoS ONE 9(4) (2014)