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fata.

Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfaː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.ta]

  1. Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate

    Greek · declension-1

  2. supernatural being, fairy, fay, deity of fate; divinity of destiny

    declension-1

  3. alternative letter-case form of Fāta

    alt-of · declension-1
Where this word comes from

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

noun[ˈfaː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.ta]

  1. The Fates; Parcae; gods who control destiny; divine personifications of fate

    Roman · declension-2

  2. supernatural beings, fairies, fey, deities of fate; divinities of destiny

    declension-2

  3. alternative letter-case form of Fāta

    alt-of · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

noun[ˈfaː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.ta]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fātum

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

verb[ˈfaː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.ta]

  1. inflection of fātus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · participle · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of fātus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

verb[ˈfaː.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.ta]

  1. ablative feminine singular of fātus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

From fātum (“destiny, lot, fate”) and fātus (“oracle, prophecy, fate”); derived from verb for (“to speak”) from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”).

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