Morpheme
-ata
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) Latin feminine adjective and noun suffix (plural -atae, masculine -atus); (2) Romance feminine adjective and noun suffix (plural -atas and -ate); (3) taxonomic suffix denoting “those having, purveyed with”
Etymology
(1) Latin -āta, from -ātus; (1) Italian and Spanish -ata, from -ato; Latin -āta, from -ātus
Evidence
cantata, Chordata, Craniata, fermata, frittata, oblongata, oblongatas, Odonata, pinata, postoblongata, preoblongata, Radiata, sonata, Tentaculata
See Also
-at(e) [-ate, -at], -atus, -ati, -atae, -ate, -atum, -ata, -ato, -ati, -atto, -atta, -ad(e) [-ade, -ad], -ado, -ada, -e, -ee, -ee, -age, -agium, -atilis
