טאַטע

Yiddish

אַ ייִדישער טאַטע און זײַן זון זיצן מיט אַנדערע ייִדן אין אַ שול

Etymology

Likely from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *tata.

Pronunciation

(Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈtatə]

Noun

טאַטע • (tate) m, plural טאַטעס‎ (tates)

father, dad
‏אונדזערע טאַטעס טרינקען קאַווע און שמועסן אויף ייִדיש.‎‎
undzere tates trinken kave un shmuesn oyf yidish.
Our dads drink coffee and chat in Yiddish.

‏איך דאַרף רעדן מיט דײַן טאַטן.‎‎
ikh darf redn mit dayn tatn.
I must speak with your father.

Usage notes

This is one of the few nouns in Yiddish to inflect for case, becoming טאַטן‎ (tatn) in the accusative/dative.

Synonyms

פֿאָטער‎ (foter)

Coordinate terms

(gender): מאַמע‎ (mame), מוטער‎ (muter)

Derived terms

טאַטע־מאַמע‎ (tate-mame)

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