Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German tätowieren, French tatouer from English tattoo, from Samoan tatau (to tap), + -ovat.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛtovat]
  • Rhymes: -ovat
  • Hyphenation: te‧to‧vat

Verb

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tetovat impf (perfective potetovat or vytetovat)

  1. to tattoo (to apply a tattoo)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “tetovat”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda