# adata
## Hungarian
### Etymology

adat +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒdɒtɒ]
* Hyphenation: ada‧ta

### Noun

adata
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of adat

#### Declension
## Ladin
### Verb

adata
* third-person singular present indicative of adater
* third-person plural present indicative of adater
* second-person singular imperative of adater

## Latvian
### Etymology

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”). Cognates include Lithuanian ãdata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [adata]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

adata f (4th declension)
* 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
* 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
* 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)
* (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
* 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

#### Related terms

* adīt

### References

* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2015) “adata”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43
* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “adata”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈaː.dɐ.tɐ/

### Noun

ãdata f (plural ãdatos) stress pattern 1
* needle (used for sewing, knitting, etc.)
    ãdatos ausẽlė - eye of the needle
    Coordinate term: virbalas (“knitting needle”)
* any thin, sharp, pointed object: spine, prick, thorn
* surgery needle, injection
    léisti ãdatą - give an injection

#### Derived terms

* adatinė
* sedėti, kaip ant adatų

### References

* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2015) “adata”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43

### Further reading

* “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