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tatal
the father /ˈtatəl/
noun#900 most common
Also: dad (informal register of the base word tată), the dad
Example sentences
Tatăl meu este medic.
My father is a doctor.
Tatăl meu lucrează în fiecare zi.
My father works every day.
Am vorbit cu tatăl meu despre planurile mele.
I talked with my father about my plans.
Tatăl copilului a semnat actele la notar.
The child's father signed the papers at the notary.
Relația tensionată dintre tatăl vitreg și fiul său a marcat întreaga familie.
The tense relationship between the stepfather and his son marked the whole family.
Tatăl nostru, care ești în ceruri, sfințească-se numele Tău.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tatăl | tații |
| Genitive | tatălui | taților |
| Accusative | tatăl | tații |
| Vocative | tată | taților |
Word family
tatăfather (indefinite base form)tăticdaddy
tătuțădear father (endearing)
tatidad (colloquial, childish)
tată vitregstepfather
Etymology
Tatăl is the definite form of tată, father. Tată comes from Latin tata, an informal nursery word for father used across the Roman world. The word likely descends from a nursery-speech root found widely among Indo-European languages, since children in many cultures form similar sounds for close family members.
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