attat

== Latin == === Alternative forms === atat, attatae === Etymology === Onomatopoeic, of regional Mediterranean origin and cognate to Ancient Greek ἀτταταί, ἀτταταταί (attataí, attatataí). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [atˈtaːt] (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈat.tat] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [atˈtat] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈat.tat] === Interjection === attat An expression of sudden enlightenment, surprise or painful realisation aha, hey, oh no! Said in sudden warning. === References === “attat” on page 219 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012) “attat”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “attat”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “attat”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.