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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 2 Danish 2.1 Conjunction 2.2 Particle 3 Dutch 3.1 Verb 4 Faroese 4.1 Preposition 4.2 Conjunction 4.3 Particle 5 Irish 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Declension 6 Latin 6.1 Conjunction 6.1.1 Derived terms 7 Norwegian 7.1 Conjunction 8 Torres Strait Creole 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Noun 9 Turkish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Noun 10 Turkmen 10.1 Etymology 1 10.1.1 Pronunciation 10.1.2 Noun 10.2 Etymology 2 10.2.1 Pronunciation 10.2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English < Old English æt < Proto-Germanic *at, *az < Proto-Indo-European *ad- (“‘to, near, at’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ăt, IPA: /æt/, reduced form /ət/, SAMPA: /{t/, reduced form /@t/
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  Rhymes: -æt

[edit] Preposition

at

1. In or very near a particular place.

   At that precise position, at Jim’s house.

2. (indicating time) Simultaneous .

   At six o’clock, at closing time.

3. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).

   He threw the ball at me, he shouted at her.

4. Occupied in (activity).

   Men at work.

5. The logogram @.

[edit] Usage notes

1. He threw the ball to me — (so I could catch it).

   He threw the ball at me — (trying to hit me with it).

1. He talked to her — (conversationally).

   He shouted at her — (aggressively).

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

at (plural ats)

1. (currency) A subdivision of the Laotian kip, 100 at=1 kip

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Conjunction

at

1. that

[edit] Particle

at

1. A particle used to mark the following verb as an infinitive.

   Det er menneskeligt at fejle. (To err is human.)

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb

at

1. Singular past tense of eten.
2. (slang) Singular present tense of atten

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Preposition

at (+ dative)

1. at, towards, to

[edit] Conjunction

at

1. that

[edit] Particle

at

1. to (A particle used to mark the following verb as an infinitive.)

At lyfta. (To lift)

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Noun

at m.

1. A swelling.

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative at atanna Vocative a ait a atanna Genitive ait atanna Dative at atanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-at na hatanna Genitive an ait na n-atanna Dative leis an at don at leis na hatanna

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Conjunction

at

1. but

[edit] Derived terms

• atque

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Conjunction

at

1. that

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English heart.

[edit] Noun

at

1. heart

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

at (objective definite atı)

1. horse
2. knight (chess)

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[edit] Turkmen

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /at/

[edit] Noun

at

1. horse

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /aːt/

[edit] Noun

at

1. name