-ata Morpheme -ata Type suffix Denotation Latin masculine adjective and noun suffix (plural -atae, masculine -atus) Etymology Latin -āta, from -ātus Evidence oblongata, oblongatas, postoblongata, preoblongata See Also -atae, -at(e) [-ate, -at], -atus Homographs -ata, -ata, -ata, -ata Share on FacebookTweetSave