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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/12/30 19:44 UTC 版)
Probably from that's a with heavy simplification. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Used principally in expressions like atta boy and atta girl.
atta (countable and uncountable, plural attas)
From Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”). Cognates include Hittite 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas), Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), Old Church Slavonic отьць (otĭcĭ) and Ancient Greek ἄττα (átta).
atta m (genitive attae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | atta | attae |
| genitive | attae | attārum |
| dative | attae | attīs |
| accusative | attam | attās |
| ablative | attā | attīs |
| vocative | atta | attae |
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