From Proto-Germanic *attΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European *Γ‘tta, whence also Old High German atto (Middle High German atte, Southern German Γtti), archaic Dutch ette (βjudgeβ).
Interestingly, this noun - which is more marginal in other Germanic languages - is by far the most common word for father in the attested Gothic texts. The synonym ππ°π³π°π (fadar) (the cognates of which dominate other Germanic languages) occurs only once in the entire corpus (versus several hundred occurrences of π°πππ°).
Masculine an-stem | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | π°πππ° atta |
π°πππ°π½π attans |
Vocative | π°πππ° atta |
π°πππ°π½π attans |
Accusative | π°πππ°π½ attan |
π°πππ°π½π attans |
Genitive | π°πππΉπ½π attins |
π°πππ°π½π΄ attanΔ |
Dative | π°πππΉπ½ attin |
π°πππ°πΌ attam |