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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tatь (“thief”).
Noun
тать • (tatĭ) m
- 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.
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Declension
Declension of тать (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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тать
tatĭ
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тати
tati
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татьѥ, татиѥ
tatĭje, tatije
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| genitive
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тати
tati
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татью, татию
tatĭju, tatiju
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татьи, татии
tatĭi, tatii
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| dative
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тати
tati
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татьма
tatĭma
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татьмъ
tatĭmŭ
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| accusative
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тать
tatĭ
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тати
tati
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тати
tati
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| instrumental
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татьмь
tatĭmĭ
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татьма
tatĭma
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татьми
tatĭmi
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| locative
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тати
tati
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татью, татию
tatĭju, tatiju
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татьхъ
tatĭxŭ
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| vocative
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тати
tati
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тати
tati
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татьѥ, татиѥ
tatĭje, tatije
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Derived terms
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic тать (tatĭ), from Proto-Slavic *tatь (“thief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
тать • (tatʹ) m anim (genitive та́тя, nominative plural та́ти, genitive plural та́тей)
- (archaic, poetic) thief
- Synonym: вор (vor)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress