𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *attô, from Proto-Indo-European *átta, whence also Old High German atto (Middle High German atte, Southern German Ätti), archaic Dutch ette (“judge”).

Noun

𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 • (atta) m

1. father

Usage notes

Interestingly, this noun - which is more marginal in other Germanic languages - is by far the most common word for father in the attested Gothic texts. The synonym 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar) (the cognates of which dominate other Germanic languages) occurs only once in the entire corpus (versus several hundred occurrences of 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰).

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 atta	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 attans
Vocative	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 atta	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 attans
Accusative	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽 attan	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 attans
Genitive	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 attins	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌴 attanē
Dative	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽 attin	𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌼 attam

Synonyms

• 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar)