adata

adat +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒdɒtɒ]
• Hyphenation: ada‧ta

adata

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of adat

adata

1. third-person singular present indicative of adater
2. third-person plural present indicative of adater
3. second-person singular imperative of adater

Traditionally derived from the same stem as adīt (“to knit”) (with an extra -at): Proto-Baltic *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”).^[1] Cognates include Lithuanian ãdata.^[2]

• IPA^(key): [adata]

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adata f (4th declension)

1. needle (a long, thin, pointy tool for sewing or knitting, usually made of metal)

   šujamā adata ― sewing needle

   lāpāmā adata ― darning needle

   adāmadata ― knitting needle

   ķirurģiskā adata ― surgery needle

   adatas acs ― eye of a needle

   adata ar lielu aci ― a needle with a large eye

   ievērt diegu adatā ― to thread (lit. to insert thread into) a needle

   sieva paņēma adatu ar diegu un gribēja sašūt plēsumu svārkos ― (his) wife took a needle and thread and wanted to sew the tear in (his) suit coat

   šīs daļas ada ar smalkākām adatām ― these parts (of the pullover) one knits with finer needles

2. pin (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

   meistars pataustīja, vai adata vēl labi turas kakla lakatiņā ― the master checked whether the pin was still holding the neck kerchief well

3. needle (thin metal object with a sharp point, used for pricking, or for injecting substances)

   injekciju adata ― injection needle

   adatu terapija ― acupuncture (lit. needle therapy)

4. (usually plural) needles, 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

5. needle (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

   dreboša magnēta adata vienmēr griežas pret polu ― the trembling magnet needle always turns towards the pole

   spidometers drebināja rādītāja adatu, ceļa kilometri dila, un skaitlis uz skalas auga ― the speedometer made its indicator needle tremble, the kilometers of the path (to go) decreased, and the numbers on the meter grew

• adīt

Traditionally connected to adyti (“to darn, sew”), or a related form. Cognate to Latvian adata (see above), the suffix is -ata.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.dɐ.tɐ/

ãdata f (plural ãdatos) stress pattern 1

1. needle (used for sewing, knitting, etc.)

   ãdatos ausẽlė - eye of the needle

   Coordinate term: virbalas (“knitting needle”)

2. any thin, sharp, pointed object: spine, prick, thorn
3. surgery needle, injection

   léisti ãdatą - give an injection

• “adata”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “adata”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025