noun · femininefirst declension
gabata
gabata f (genitive gabatae)
Classical[ˈɡa.ba.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡaː.ba.ta]
Meaning
- feminineA kind of dish or platter assumed to be made out of precious material.
Trānscurrunt gabatae volantque lancēs.
Platters run by and dishes fly.c. 91 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 7.48.3Sīc implet gabatās paropsidasque,
Thus he fills platters and side dishes, and polished square saucers and hollow plates.96 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 11.31.18–19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gabata | gabatae |
| genitive | gabatae | gabatārum |
| dative | gabatae | gabatīs |
| accusative | gabatam | gabatās |
| ablative | gabatā | gabatīs |
| vocative | gabata | gabatae |
găbăta, ae, f. perh. from cavus,
Origins
Akin to the Byzantine Greek γαβάθα (gabátha) and the Hesychian γαβαθόν (gabathón). Traditionally said to be from cavus (“hollow”) according to Lewis and Short and Isidore of Seville (see below). But more likely a Semitic borrowing: compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎁𐎓𐎚 (qbʿt, “goblet”), Hebrew קֻבַּעַת (qubbáʿaṯ, “cup, goblet”), Akkadian 𒋡𒍠 (qa.ZAG /qabūtu/, “cup”), in Emar 𒄣𒉺𒄷 (qu-ba₂-ḫu /qubbaʿu/), قُبَع (qubaʕ, “bugle, trumpet”), قُبْعَة (qubʕa, “calix of a flower”), قَعْب (qaʕb, “cup”), Phoenician 𐤒𐤁𐤏 (qbʿ, “cup, goblet”), Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡁𐡏𐡀 (qbʿʾ), Classical Syriac ܩܘܒܥܐ (qubbəʿā, quḇʿā, “calyx of a flower”).
Italo-Romance
- Italiangavetta
- Spanishgavetafrom Italian gavetta
- Portuguesegavetafrom Italian gavetta
- Galiciangabetafrom Italian gavetta
- Neapolitangaveta
- Siciliangavita
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchjatte
- Dutchjatfrom French jatte
- North Levantine Arabicجَاطfrom French jatte
Occitano-Romance
- Catalangaveta
- Old Occitangaveda
Gallo-Italic
- Piedmontesegavia
Ibero-Romance
- Galiciangabido
- Galiciangabedo
- Galiciangabado
- Galiciangábado
Elsewhere
- Alemannic GermanGebsefrom Old High German gebiza
- Alemannic GermanGepsefrom Old High German gebiza
- Alemannic GermanGepsfrom Old High German gebiza
- BavarianGebsafrom Old High German gebiza