LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

atta1

atta m (genitive attae)
Classical[ˈat.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈat.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculinefather (term of respect for an old man)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattaattae
genitiveattaeattārum
dativeattaeattīs
accusativeattamattās
ablativeattāattīs
vocativeattaattae

atta, like the Gr. ἄττα,
I. a salutation used to old men, father; taken from the lang. of children (cf. Eust. ad Il. 1, 603), Paul. ex Fest. p. 11 Müll.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”). Cognates include Hittite 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas), Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), Old Church Slavonic отьць (otĭcĭ) and Ancient Greek ἄττα (átta).

Descendants
  • Romaniantata
  • Siciliantatà
  • Neapolitantatà
  • Neapolitanattène
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Atta2
Atta m sg (genitive Attae)
Classical[ˈat.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈat.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularTitus Quinctius Atta, a Roman writer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAtta—
genitiveAttae—
dativeAttae—
accusativeAttam—
ablativeAttā—
vocativeAtta—

Atta, ae, m.,
I. a surname for persons who walk upon the tips of their shoes, Paul. ex Fest. p. 11 Müll. (prob. from ᾁττω = ᾁσσω, to spring, to hop). So the comic poet, C. Quintius Atta († 652 A.U.C.), of whose writings fragments yet remain; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 71; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 120; Both. Fragm. Poet. Scen. II. p. 97 sq.; Fest. l. l. Upon the signif. of the name Horace plays with the words: Recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae Fabula, si dubitem, etc., Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 79; cf. Weich. Poet. Lat. p. 345 sq.—The ancestor of the Gens Claudia was an Atta, Suet. Tib. 1.

Origins

From atta (“a person who walks upon the tips of their shoes”).

Quick answers

What does atta mean in Latin?
atta, a noun, means “father (term of respect for an old man)”.
What is the genitive of atta?
The genitive singular is attae. atta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce atta?
In classical Latin, [ˈat.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈat.ta].