Tatu

See also: tatu, tatú, Ta-tu, and Ta Tu

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Taavetti (“David”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑtu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑtu
• Hyphenation^(key): Ta‧tu

Proper noun

Tatu

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Tatu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Tatu	Tatut
genitive		Tatun	Tatujen
partitive		Tatua	Tatuja
illative		Tatuun	Tatuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tatu	Tatut
accusative	nom.	Tatu	Tatut
	gen.	Tatun
genitive		Tatun	Tatujen
partitive		Tatua	Tatuja
inessive		Tatussa	Tatuissa
elative		Tatusta	Tatuista
illative		Tatuun	Tatuihin
adessive		Tatulla	Tatuilla
ablative		Tatulta	Tatuilta
allative		Tatulle	Tatuille
essive		Tatuna	Tatuina
translative		Tatuksi	Tatuiksi
abessive		Tatutta	Tatuitta
instructive		—	Tatuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tatu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tatuni Tatuni accusative nom. Tatuni Tatuni gen. Tatuni genitive Tatuni Tatujeni partitive Tatuani Tatujani inessive Tatussani Tatuissani elative Tatustani Tatuistani illative Tatuuni Tatuihini adessive Tatullani Tatuillani ablative Tatultani Tatuiltani allative Tatulleni Tatuilleni essive Tatunani Tatuinani translative Tatukseni Tatuikseni abessive Tatuttani Tatuittani instructive — — comitative — Tatuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tatusi Tatusi accusative nom. Tatusi Tatusi gen. Tatusi genitive Tatusi Tatujesi partitive Tatuasi Tatujasi inessive Tatussasi Tatuissasi elative Tatustasi Tatuistasi illative Tatuusi Tatuihisi adessive Tatullasi Tatuillasi ablative Tatultasi Tatuiltasi allative Tatullesi Tatuillesi essive Tatunasi Tatuinasi translative Tatuksesi Tatuiksesi abessive Tatuttasi Tatuittasi instructive — — comitative — Tatuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tatumme Tatumme accusative nom. Tatumme Tatumme gen. Tatumme genitive Tatumme Tatujemme partitive Tatuamme Tatujamme inessive Tatussamme Tatuissamme elative Tatustamme Tatuistamme illative Tatuumme Tatuihimme adessive Tatullamme Tatuillamme ablative Tatultamme Tatuiltamme allative Tatullemme Tatuillemme essive Tatunamme Tatuinamme translative Tatuksemme Tatuiksemme abessive Tatuttamme Tatuittamme instructive — — comitative — Tatuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tatunne Tatunne accusative nom. Tatunne Tatunne gen. Tatunne genitive Tatunne Tatujenne partitive Tatuanne Tatujanne inessive Tatussanne Tatuissanne elative Tatustanne Tatuistanne illative Tatuunne Tatuihinne adessive Tatullanne Tatuillanne ablative Tatultanne Tatuiltanne allative Tatullenne Tatuillenne essive Tatunanne Tatuinanne translative Tatuksenne Tatuiksenne abessive Tatuttanne Tatuittanne instructive — — comitative — Tatuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tatunsa Tatunsa accusative nom. Tatunsa Tatunsa gen. Tatunsa genitive Tatunsa Tatujensa partitive Tatuaan Tatuansa Tatujaan Tatujansa inessive Tatussaan Tatussansa Tatuissaan Tatuissansa elative Tatustaan Tatustansa Tatuistaan Tatuistansa illative Tatuunsa Tatuihinsa adessive Tatullaan Tatullansa Tatuillaan Tatuillansa ablative Tatultaan Tatultansa Tatuiltaan Tatuiltansa allative Tatulleen Tatullensa Tatuilleen Tatuillensa essive Tatunaan Tatunansa Tatuinaan Tatuinansa translative Tatukseen Tatuksensa Tatuikseen Tatuiksensa abessive Tatuttaan Tatuttansa Tatuittaan Tatuittansa instructive — — comitative — Tatuineen Tatuinensa

Statistics

• Tatu is the 149^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,181 male individuals (and as a middle name to 510 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• -ttua, taut, tuta

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Tupi tatu; see English tatou. Displaced by Armadill and then by Gürteltier, which see.

Noun

Tatu m

1. (obsolete) armadillo

   Synonyms: Gürteltier; (archaic) Armadill

Swahili

Etymology

From tatu (“number three”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Tatu

1. a unisex given name (given to the third born)