Reconstruction:Old English/atta

Old English

Alternative forms

• *ætta

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *attō, from Proto-Germanic *attô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑt.tɑ/

Noun

*atta m

1. father, dad

   Synonym: fæder

Declension

Declension of *atta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*atta	*attan
accusative	*attan	*attan
genitive	*attan	*attena
dative	*attan	*attum

Descendants

• >? Middle English: *dadde
  • English: dad, dadde (obsolete); dadda