Kata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kata"

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of Katariina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧ta

Proper noun

Kata (uncommon)

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Kata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Kata	Katat
genitive		Katan	Katojen
partitive		Kataa	Katoja
illative		Kataan	Katoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kata	Katat
accusative	nom.	Kata	Katat
	gen.	Katan
genitive		Katan	Katojen Katain rare
partitive		Kataa	Katoja
inessive		Katassa	Katoissa
elative		Katasta	Katoista
illative		Kataan	Katoihin
adessive		Katalla	Katoilla
ablative		Katalta	Katoilta
allative		Katalle	Katoille
essive		Katana	Katoina
translative		Kataksi	Katoiksi
abessive		Katatta	Katoitta
instructive		—	Katoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Katani Katani accusative nom. Katani Katani gen. Katani genitive Katani Katojeni Kataini rare partitive Kataani Katojani inessive Katassani Katoissani elative Katastani Katoistani illative Kataani Katoihini adessive Katallani Katoillani ablative Kataltani Katoiltani allative Katalleni Katoilleni essive Katanani Katoinani translative Katakseni Katoikseni abessive Katattani Katoittani instructive — — comitative — Katoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Katasi Katasi accusative nom. Katasi Katasi gen. Katasi genitive Katasi Katojesi Kataisi rare partitive Kataasi Katojasi inessive Katassasi Katoissasi elative Katastasi Katoistasi illative Kataasi Katoihisi adessive Katallasi Katoillasi ablative Kataltasi Katoiltasi allative Katallesi Katoillesi essive Katanasi Katoinasi translative Kataksesi Katoiksesi abessive Katattasi Katoittasi instructive — — comitative — Katoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Katamme Katamme accusative nom. Katamme Katamme gen. Katamme genitive Katamme Katojemme Kataimme rare partitive Kataamme Katojamme inessive Katassamme Katoissamme elative Katastamme Katoistamme illative Kataamme Katoihimme adessive Katallamme Katoillamme ablative Kataltamme Katoiltamme allative Katallemme Katoillemme essive Katanamme Katoinamme translative Kataksemme Katoiksemme abessive Katattamme Katoittamme instructive — — comitative — Katoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Katanne Katanne accusative nom. Katanne Katanne gen. Katanne genitive Katanne Katojenne Katainne rare partitive Kataanne Katojanne inessive Katassanne Katoissanne elative Katastanne Katoistanne illative Kataanne Katoihinne adessive Katallanne Katoillanne ablative Kataltanne Katoiltanne allative Katallenne Katoillenne essive Katananne Katoinanne translative Kataksenne Katoiksenne abessive Katattanne Katoittanne instructive — — comitative — Katoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Katansa Katansa accusative nom. Katansa Katansa gen. Katansa genitive Katansa Katojensa Katainsa rare partitive Kataansa Katojaan Katojansa inessive Katassaan Katassansa Katoissaan Katoissansa elative Katastaan Katastansa Katoistaan Katoistansa illative Kataansa Katoihinsa adessive Katallaan Katallansa Katoillaan Katoillansa ablative Kataltaan Kataltansa Katoiltaan Katoiltansa allative Katalleen Katallensa Katoilleen Katoillensa essive Katanaan Katanansa Katoinaan Katoinansa translative Katakseen Kataksensa Katoikseen Katoiksensa abessive Katattaan Katattansa Katoittaan Katoittansa instructive — — comitative — Katoineen Katoinensa

Statistics

• Kata is the 1038^th (tied with 5 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 145 female individuals (and as a middle name to 22 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• akat, taka, taka-

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping of Katalin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒtɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ka‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Proper noun

Kata

1. a female given name
2. a diminutive of the female given name Katalin

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Kata	Katák
accusative	Katát	Katákat
dative	Katának	Katáknak
instrumental	Katával	Katákkal
causal-final	Katáért	Katákért
translative	Katává	Katákká
terminative	Katáig	Katákig
essive-formal	Kataként	Katákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Katában	Katákban
superessive	Katán	Katákon
adessive	Katánál	Katáknál
illative	Katába	Katákba
sublative	Katára	Katákra
allative	Katához	Katákhoz
elative	Katából	Katákból
delative	Katáról	Katákról
ablative	Katától	Katáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Katáé	Katáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Katáéi	Katákéi

Possessive forms of Kata
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Katám	Katáim
2nd person sing.	Katád	Katáid
3rd person sing.	Katája	Katái
1st person plural	Katánk	Katáink
2nd person plural	Katátok	Katáitok
3rd person plural	Katájuk	Katáik

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: Ka‧ta

Proper noun

Kata m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kata

	singular	plural
nominative	Kata	Katowie
genitive	Katy	Katów
dative	Kacie	Katom
accusative	Katę	Katów
instrumental	Katą	Katami
locative	Kacie	Katach
vocative	Kato	Katowie

Proper noun

Kata f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Kata

	singular	plural
nominative	Kata	Katy
genitive	Katy	Kat
dative	Kacie	Katom
accusative	Katę	Katy
instrumental	Katą	Katami
locative	Kacie	Katach
vocative	Kato	Katy

Further reading

• “Kata”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Shortened form of Katarina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎːta/

Proper noun

Káta f (Cyrillic spelling Ка́та)

1. a female given name

Declension

    Declension of Kata

	singular	plural
nominative	Kata	Kate
genitive	Kate	Kata
dative	Kati	Katama
accusative	Katu	Kate
vocative	Kato	Kate
locative	Kati	Katama
instrumental	Katom	Katama

Further reading

• “Kata”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkata/

Proper noun

Kata f (genitive singular Katy, nominative plural Katy)

1. a diminutive of the female given name Katarína

Declension

Declension of Kata

	singular	plural
nominative	Kata	Katy
genitive	Katy	Kát
dative	Kate	Katám
accusative	Katu	Katy
locative	Kate	Katách
instrumental	Katou	Katami

Further reading

• “Katarína”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /káːta/

Proper noun

Kȃta f

1. a female given name

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	Kata
gen. sing.	Kate
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Kata	Kati	Kate
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Kate	Kat	Kat
dative (dajȃlnik)	Kati	Katama	Katam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Kato	Kati	Kate
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Kati	Katah	Katah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Kato	Katama	Katami

Further reading

• “Kata”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024