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tatter

/ˈtætə/TA-tur
/ˈtætɚ/TA-tur

Meaningrags

Common meaning: a torn scrap of cloth

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)tottrar‘rags’source
  2. Early English spellingtotterssource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsrags → a torn scrap of clothtatter‘a torn scrap of cloth’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) tottrar ‘rags’.

Roots

  • tottrar Old Norse (Icelandic) “rags”

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