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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse táta, possibly of the same origin as Latin tata (“dad, daddy”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic táta.
Noun
tåte f (definite singular tåta, indefinite plural tåter, definite plural tåtene)
- (dated) a type of sugar tit; a small piece of cloth wound up with soaked food in it for feeding babies
- the udder of a cow, particularly a heifer
- the teat of a nursing bottle
Derived terms
- tatte (“a woman’s breast”, originally a child word)
References
- “tåte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “Taata” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring