| Word form | pativake |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | in vain; for free |
| Czech translation | marně, zbytečně; zadarmo |
| Hungarian translation | hiába; ingyen |
| Grammatical info | adverb; dative singular form of a lost feminine noun *pativ ‘honour, dignity’. |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Gloss | pativ-a-ke [ROOT-OBL.SG.F-DAT] |
| Age | West Asian L2 [9] (700–1000) |
| Early Romani reconstruction | *patív F ‘honour, dignity’ |
| Boretzky & Igla's etymology | 104–5: < Armenian pativ |
| Mānušs et al. etymology | 98: < Old Armenian patív ‘honour’ |
| Vekerdi's etymology | 124–5: < Armenian pativ |