łata
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lata"
Polish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: ła‧ta
- Homophone: Łata
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lata. Sense 6 is a semantic loan from English patch.
Noun
łata f (diminutive łatka)
- patch (piece of material used to repair a hole in garment)
- badge, patch (piece of cloth of a particular colour, shape, or with a particular inscription, worn on clothes)
- Synonyms: oznaczenie, oznaka, znak
- patch (that which fills or covers a hole in something, e.g. an asphalt patch)
- patch, speckle (part of fur or hide of an animal with a different color)
- Hypernym: plama
- flank (cut of beef)
- (colloquial, computing) patch, patch file
Declension
Declension of łata
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle High German latte / late.
Noun
łata f
- (construction) batten (horizontal wood beam supporting the tiles or other outer roofing material)
- Hypernym: listwa
- shuttering board, formwork board
- Hypernym: deska
- (Kuyavia) fitting for a plough runner
Declension
Declension of łata
Descendants
- → Russian: ла́та (láta)
Etymology 3
Noun
łata f
- bubble level
- water level gauge
- Hypernym: wodowskaz
- square sawn timber between 32 mm and 10 cm thick
- Hypernym: tarcica
Declension
Declension of łata
Derived terms
adjectives
verbs
- łatać impf
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
łata f
- genitive/accusative singular of łat
Etymology 5
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
łata
- third-person singular present of łatać
Further reading
- 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
- Aleksander Saloni (1899) “łata”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 246)
- Jan Łoś (1886) “łata”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 185
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
łata
Synonyms
- fiyt