tēte

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Latgalian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tatas, from Proto-Indo-European *tatás. Cognates include Latvian tētis and Lithuanian tėtis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲæ̀ːtʲæ]
  • Hyphenation: tē‧te

Noun

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tēte m (diminutive tieteits or tieteņš)

  1. (colloquial) dad, daddy

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References

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  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 24