-ata

suffix

Used to form formal plurals of certain Greek-derived words ending '-a', such as thema/themata, stigma/stigmata, schema/schemata.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form formal plurals of certain Greek-derived words ending '-a', such as thema/themata, stigma/stigmata, schema/schemata.
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APA

-ata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ata

MLA

“-ata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ata. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ata.

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