tată

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Megleno-Romanian

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Etymology

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From Latin tata.

Noun

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tată m (plural tătǫni)

  1. father

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin tata,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tatás. Compare Aromanian tatã, Dalmatian tuota (father), Neapolitan tata (father); cf. also Albanian tatë. It was possibly reinforced by the similar South Slavic term (e.g. Serbo-Croatian tata (dad)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈta.tə]
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Noun

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tată m (plural tați)

  1. father
    Acesta e tatăl meu.
    This is my father.
    Contrar credinței populare, copiii au nevoie de tați.
    Contrary to popular belief, children need fathers.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ tată in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)