different between tatty vs tatta

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tæti/
• Rhymes: -æti

Etymology 1

Clipping of potato.

Noun

tatty (plural tatties)

1. (Scotland, Northern England, Tyneside) potato

Etymology 2

From tatter +? -y.

Adjective

tatty (comparative tattier, superlative tattiest)

1. Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn

Translations

Etymology 3

From Hindi [Term?].

Noun

tatty (plural tatties)

1. (India) A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.

See also

• tatty bye

Scots

Noun

tatty (plural tatties)

1. Alternative form of tattie

English

Etymology

Hindi

Noun

tatta (plural tattas)

1. (India) A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is allowed to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters.

Cimbrian

Etymology

Probably from Italian tata, from Latin tata (“dad, daddy”), of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

tatta m

1. (Luserna) father

   Synonym: vatar

References

• “tatta” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo Ptata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.ta?/
• Hyphenation: tat?ta

Noun

tatta m (plural tatta's, diminutive tattaatje n)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) An autochthonous Dutch person.

Related terms

• patat

Swedish

Etymology

From tattare (“Traveller, Gypsy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tat?a/

Verb

tatta (present tattar, preterite tattade, supine tattat, imperative tatta)

1. (slang, offensive) to steal, gyp

Conjugation