LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

tata

tata m (genitive tatae)
Classical[ˈta.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈtaː.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculinedad, daddy, a term used by children for their father

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetatatatae
genitivetataetatārum
dativetataetatīs
accusativetatamtatās
ablativetatātatīs
vocativetatatatae

tăta, ae, m. Gr. τέττα; Sanscr. tātas, = papa.
I. A name by which young children, speaking imperfectly, call their father, as with us, dad, daddy, Varr. ap. Non. 81, 5; Inscr. Orell. 2813 sq.; 4943.—
II. A bringer up, rearer, analog. to mamma, Mart. 1, 101, 1.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *tata, from Proto-Indo-European *tata-, ultimately onomatopoeic, mimicking baby talk. Compare the similar atta, and also Cornish tat, tas, Breton tad and Breton tata, Ancient Greek τατᾶ (tatâ), τέττα (tétta), Bulgarian та́тко (tátko), Sanskrit तात (tāta), Kamkata-viri tót, tó, Tregami tát, Waigali tati.

West Iberian
  • Portuguesetatá
  • Spanishtatafrom Old Spanish taita
  • Spanishtatofrom Old Spanish taita
  • Spanishtaitafrom Old Spanish taita
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiantata
  • Italiantato
  • Dalmatiantuota
  • Dalmatianteta
  • Cimbriantattafrom Italian tata
  • Mòchenotatafrom Italian tata
  • Neapolitantata
  • Siciliantata
Eastern Romance
  • Romaniantată
  • Aromaniantatã
  • Aromaniantati
  • Istro-Romaniantåtĕ
  • Megleno-Romaniantată
Old Occitan
  • Catalantatafrom Old Catalan taita
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshtat
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchtaie

Quick answers

What does tata mean in Latin?
tata, a noun, means “dad, daddy, a term used by children for their father”.
What is the genitive of tata?
The genitive singular is tatae. tata is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tata?
In classical Latin, [ˈta.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtaː.ta].