[ˈadatːa]
CilmeTraditionally derived from the same stem as adît (“to knit”) (with an extra -at): Proto-Balto-Slavic *ad-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁edʰ-, *h₁odʰ- (“pointed, sharp”); Derksen finds the derivation semantically attractive, but is skeptical of it in relation to Latin ebulum (“dwarf-elder, danewort”). Cognates include Lithuanian ãdata.
- declension-4, feminineneedle (a long, thin, pointy tool for sewing or knitting, usually made of metal)
“šujamā adata” — sewing needle
“lāpāmā adata” — darning needle
“adāmadata” — knitting needle
- declension-4, femininepin (various thin, pointy objects used to hold together clothes, hair, etc. or as ornaments)
“saspraužamā adata” — safety pin
“matu adatas” — hairpins
“kaklasaites adata” — tie pin
- declension-4, feminineneedle (thin metal object with a sharp point, used for pricking, or for injecting substances)
“injekciju adata” — injection needle
“adatu terapija” — acupuncture (lit. needle therapy)
- declension-4, feminine, plural, usuallyneedles, spikes, thorns, spines (thin, sharp growths on plants or animals)
“eža kažoka adatas” — hedgehog spikes
“kaktusa adatas” — cactus thorns
“cirtēju cietās rokas nejuta asās skuju adatas, kas ķērās viņu drēbēs un dūrās, kur vien pieskārās” — the hard hands of the lumbermen did not feel the sharp connifer needles that stuck to their clothes and pricked wherever they touched
- declension-4, feminineneedle (part of an instrument or machine with a needle-like shape or form)
“manometra adata” — the needle of the pressure gauge
“mērinstrumenta adata” — the needle of the meter, measuring instrument
“kompasa adata” — compass needle
Formasadata(nominative, singular) · adatas(nominative, plural) · adatas(genitive, singular) · adatu(genitive, plural) · adatai(dative, singular) · adatām(dative, plural) · adatu(accusative, singular) · adatas(accusative, plural) · adatu(instrumental, singular) · adatām(instrumental, plural) · adatā(locative, singular) · adatās(locative, plural) · adata(singular, vocative) · adatas(plural, vocative)