тать

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See also: татъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tatь (thief).

Noun

тать (tatĭm

  1. thief
    • from the Story of Ahikar:
      с҃ноу, боле ты ѥ да инь у тебе оукрадѣть нежели ти тать наречши се.
      s:nu, bole ty je da inĭ u tebe ukradětĭ neželi ti tatĭ narečši se.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of тать (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative тать
tatĭ
тати
tati
татьѥ, татиѥ
tatĭje, tatije
genitive тати
tati
татью, татию
tatĭju, tatiju
татьи, татии
tatĭi, tatii
dative тати
tati
татьма
tatĭma
татьмъ
tatĭmŭ
accusative тать
tatĭ
тати
tati
тати
tati
instrumental татьмь
tatĭmĭ
татьма
tatĭma
татьми
tatĭmi
locative тати
tati
татью, татию
tatĭju, tatiju
татьхъ
tatĭxŭ
vocative тати
tati
тати
tati
татьѥ, татиѥ
tatĭje, tatije

Derived terms

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тать (tatĭ), from Proto-Slavic *tatь (thief).

Pronunciation

Noun

тать (tatʹm anim (genitive та́тя, nominative plural та́ти, genitive plural та́тей)

  1. (archaic, poetic) thief
    Synonym: вор (vor)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тать (tatĭ), from Proto-Slavic *tatь (thief).

Pronunciation

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Noun

тать (tatʹm pers (genitive та́тя, nominative plural та́ті, genitive plural та́тів, relational adjective та́тський)

  1. (archaic, poetic) thief
    Synonyms: краді́й (kradíj), зло́дій (zlódij)

Declension

Declension of тать
(pers soft masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative тать
tatʹ
та́ті
táti
genitive та́тя
tátja
та́тів
tátiv
dative та́теві, та́тю
tátevi, tátju
та́тям
tátjam
accusative та́тя
tátja
та́тів
tátiv
instrumental та́тем
tátem
та́тями
tátjamy
locative та́теві, та́тю, та́ті
tátevi, tátju, táti
та́тях
tátjax
vocative та́тю
tátju
та́ті
táti

Derived terms

References