-ata

1

  1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups: Vertebrata.

Origin of -ata

1
<Latin, neuter plural of -ātus-ate1, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.

Other definitions for -ata (2 of 3)

-ata2

  1. a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: stomata.

Origin of -ata

2
<Greek t-stems, -mata result of, state of, act of; cf. -ment

Other definitions for A.T.A. (3 of 3)

A.T.A.

abbreviation
  1. Associate Technical Aide.

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