tattare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tartare, tater (“Tartar”). Doublet of tatar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaˌtːare/

Noun

tattare c

1. (derogatory) A member of a socially ostracized, nomadic group in pre-industrial Swedish society. Today known as resandefolket ("Travellers").

   Byborna jagade iväg tattarna för att de misstänktes för stöld.

   The villagers chased away the Travellers because they were suspected of thieving.

2. (derogatory) A Gypsy
3. (archaic) A (Russian) Tartar.

Declension

Declension of tattare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tattare	tattares
	definite	tattaren	tattarens
plural	indefinite	tattare	tattares
	definite	tattarna	tattarnas

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:tattare.

Derived terms

• tatta
• tattig

References

• tattare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tattare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tattare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)