ἄττα

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Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hellenic *átta, from Proto-Indo-European *átta. Cognates include Hittite 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas), Latin atta, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta) and Old Church Slavonic отьць (otĭcĭ).

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Noun

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ἄττα (áttam (indeclinable)

  1. father; a mode of address by a younger to an elder
    προσφώνησις νεωτέρου πρὸς πρεσβύτερον. ἄττα γέρον (Suda)

Etymology 2

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Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂ with ἄ- perhaps from metanalysis of such expressions as πολλά σσα > πολλ'ἄσσα.[1]

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Pronoun

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ἄττα (átta) (Attic)

  1. nominative plural of τί ()
  2. accusative plural of τί ()
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Further reading

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  1. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 382