tata

See also Appendix:Variations of "tata"

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

tata

1. Alternative form of ta ta.

Etymology 2

From French tette, of Germanic origin, and/or Old English titt. Confer Dutch tiet and German Zitze, "teat".

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Noun

tata (plural tatas)

1. (slang) Breast.

Anagrams

• atta

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Amanab

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɑtɑ/

Noun

tata

1. pig

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Central Tarahumara

Noun

tata

1. father

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

tata

1. elder sister

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French

Noun

tata f (plural tatas)

1. (childish) auntie

Noun

tata m (plural tatas)

1. (chiefly Canada, vulgar) imbecile, idiot, bastard, wanker, dickhead

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɒtɒ/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ta

Noun

tata (plural taták)

1. uncle (used to call old men in a manner of humour)

Declension

declension of tata singular plural nominative tata taták accusative tatát tatákat dative tatának tatáknak instrumental tatával tatákkal causal-final tatáért tatákért translative tatává tatákká terminative tatáig tatákig essive-formal tataként tatákként essive-modal - - inessive tatában tatákban superessive tatán tatákon adessive tatánál tatáknál illative tatába tatákba sublative tatára tatákra allative tatához tatákhoz elative tatából tatákból delative tatáról tatákról ablative tatától tatáktól

possessives of tata possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. tatám tatáim 2nd person sing. tatád tatáid 3rd person sing. tatája tatái 1st person plural tatánk tatáink 2nd person plural tatátok tatáitok 3rd person plural tatájuk tatáik

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Indonesian

Noun

tata

1. order
2. arrangement
3. system

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Italian

Noun

tata f (plural tate)

1. governess (or any young woman looking after children)
2. big sister

Anagrams

• atta

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tēt-, *tāt- (“father”). Cognate with Cornish tat (“father”), Ancient Greek τατᾶ, τέττα (tr=tatā, tétta, “daddy”), Bulgarian татко (tátko, “dad, daddy”), Sanskrit  (tātas, “papa”).

Noun

tata (genitive tatae); m, first declension

1. daddy, a term used by children for their father

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	tata	tatae
genitive	tatae	tatārum
dative	tatae	tatīs
accusative	tatam	tatās
ablative	tatā	tatīs
vocative	tata	tatae

Descendants

• Aromanian: tatã
• Dalmatian: tuota
• Italian: tata
• Neapolitan: tata

• Portuguese: tatá
• Romanian: tată
• Spanish: tata, tato, taita

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Lingala

Noun

tata

1. father

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin tata.

Noun

tata

1. father, dad

Synonyms

• papa, pate

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tata.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈt̪at̪a/

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Noun

tata m

1. dad

Declension

    declension of tata

	singular	plural
nominative	tata	tatowie
genitive	taty	tatów
dative	tacie	tatom
accusative	tatę	tatów
instrumental	tatą	tatami
locative	tacie	tatach
vocative	tato	tatowie

Synonyms

• tato
• ojciec

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Romanian

Noun

tata m (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of tată)

1. the father

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tata.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tâta/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ta

Noun

tȁta m (Cyrillic spelling та̏та)

1. dad, daddy

Declension

    declension of tata

	singular	plural
nominative	tȁta	tate
genitive	tate	tȃtā
dative	tati	tatama
accusative	tatu	tate
vocative	tȁta	tate
locative	tati	tatama
instrumental	tatom	tatama

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tata. Compare taita.

Noun

tata m (plural tatas)

1. (dialectal, informal, El Salvador) father, daddy

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Swahili

Verb

tata

1. to tangle

Conjugation

    affirmative conjugation of tata

infinitive		kutata
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	natata	watata	atata	watata	latata	chatata	yatata	watata
	progressive	ninatata	unatata	anatata	unatata	linatata	kinatata	inatata	unatata
	habitual	hutata
	past	nilitata	ulitata	alitata	ulitata	lilitata	kilitata	ilitata	ulitata
	perfect	nimetata	umetata	ametata	umetata	limetata	kimetata	imetata	umetata
	future	nitatata	utatata	atatata	utatata	litatata	kitatata	itatata	utatata
	consecutive	nikatata	ukatata	akatata	ukatata	likatata	kikatata	ikatata	ukatata
conditional	present	ningetata	ungetata	angetata	ungetata	lingetata	kingetata	ingetata	ungetata
	past	ningalitata	ungalitata	angalitata	ungalitata	lingalitata	kingalitata	ingalitata	ungalitata
subjunctive	general	nitate	utate	atate	utate	litate	kitate	itate	utate
	consecutive	nikatate	ukatate	akatate	ukatate	likatate	kikatate	ikatate	ukatate
comitative		nikitata	ukitata	akitata	ukitata	likitata	kikitata	ikitata	ukitata
imperative			tata! __tate!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twatata	mwatata	watata	yatata	yatata	vyatata	zatata	zatata
	progressive	tunatata	mnatata	wanatata	inatata	yanatata	vinatata	zinatata	zinatata
	habitual	hutata
	past	tulitata	mlitata	walitata	ilitata	yalitata	vilitata	zilitata	zilitata
	perfect	tumetata	mmetata	wametata	imetata	yametata	vimetata	zimetata	zimetata
	future	tutatata	mtatata	watatata	itatata	yatatata	vitatata	zitatata	zitatata
	consecutive	tukatata	mkatata	wakatata	ikatata	yakatata	vikatata	zikatata	zikatata
conditional	present	tungetata	mngetata	wangetata	ingetata	yangetata	vingetata	zingetata	zingetata
	past	tungalitata	mngalitata	wangalitata	ingalitata	yangalitata	vingalitata	zingalitata	zingalitata
subjunctive	general	tutate	mtate	watate	itate	yatate	vitate	zitate	zitate
	consecutive	tukatate	mkatate	wakatate	ikatate	yakatate	vikatate	zikatate	zikatate
comitative		tukitata	mkitata	wakitata	ikitata	yakitata	vikitata	zikitata	zikitata
imperative		tutate	tateni! __tateni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

    negative conjugation of tata

infinitive		kutotata or kutokutata
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sitati	hutati	hatati	hautati	halitati	hakitati	haitati	hautati
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikutata	hukutata	hakutata	haukutata	halikutata	hakikutata	haikutata	haukutata
	perfect	sijatata	hujatata	hajatata	haujatata	halijatata	hakijatata	haijatata	haujatata
	future	sitatata	hutatata	hatatata	hautatata	halitatata	hakitatata	haitatata	hautatata
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingetata	usingetata	asingetata	usingetata	lisingetata	kisingetata	isingetata	usingetata
	past	nisingalitata	usingalitata	asingalitata	usingalitata	lisingalitata	kisingalitata	isingalitata	usingalitata
subjunctive	general	nisitate	usitate	asitate	usitate	lisitate	kisitate	isitate	usitate
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipotata	usipotata	asipotata	usipotata	lisipotata	kisipotata	isipotata	usipotata
imperative			usitate!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatutati	hamtati	hawatati	haitati	hayatati	havitati	hazitati	hazitati
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukutata	hamkutata	hawakutata	haikutata	hayakutata	havikutata	hazikutata	hazikutata
	perfect	hatujatata	hamjatata	hawajatata	haijatata	hayajatata	havijatata	hazijatata	hazijatata
	future	hatutatata	hamtatata	hawatatata	haitatata	hayatatata	havitatata	hazitatata	hazitatata
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingetata	msingetata	wasingetata	isingetata	yasingetata	visingetata	zisingetata	zisingetata
	past	tusingalitata	msingalitata	wasingalitata	isingalitata	yasingalitata	visingalitata	zisingalitata	zisingalitata
subjunctive	general	tusitate	msitate	wasitate	isitate	yasitate	visitate	zisitate	zisitate
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipotata	msipotata	wasipotata	isipotata	yasipotata	visipotata	zisipotata	zisipotata
imperative		tusitate	msitate!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Related terms

• matata
• tatua

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