vata

See also: vāta, vată, väta, and våta

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Watte,[1] originally probably from Arabic [Term?].[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvata/

Noun

vata f

  1. cotton wool (absorbent cotton)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ vata in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ "vata" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Maori whata).

Noun

vata

  1. shelf

Finnish

Noun

vata

  1. a type of net

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

vata m (genitive singular vata, nominative plural vatanna)

  1. watt

Declension

Derived terms

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Watte, from French ouate, from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

vȁta f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏та)

  1. cotton wool

Declension

Synonyms

  • (Croatia) blazinica

Volapük

Noun

vata

  1. genitive singular of vat
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