tatu

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== tatu (plural tatus) Archaic form of tattoo (“decorative ink design on the skin”). ==== Verb ==== tatu (third-person singular simple present tatus, present participle tatuing, simple past and past participle tatued) Archaic form of tattoo (“decorative ink design on the skin”). === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== tatu (plural tatus) Alternative form of tatou (“giant armadillo”). === References === “tatu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === taut, taut- == Aromanian == === Noun === tatu f (plural tãtãnj, definite articulation tatul) alternative form of tatã == Chichewa == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-tháthu, from either Proto-Niger-Congo *ta(C) or Proto-Niger-Congo *tat. === Numeral === -tatu three == Hungarian == === Etymology === From French tatou, from Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɒtu] Hyphenation: ta‧tu Rhymes: -tu === Noun === tatu (plural tatuk) armadillo (any mammal of the family Dasypodidae) Synonyms: armadilló, övesállat ==== Declension ==== === References === == Javanese == === Romanization === tatu romanization of ꦠꦠꦸ == Kituba == === Numeral === tatu three == Kongo == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀. === Numeral === tatu three == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.tu/ Rhymes: -tu Hyphenation: ta‧tu === Noun === tatu wound ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Javanese: ꦠꦠꦸ (tatu) (inherited) == Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatu, from Proto-Tupian *jat͡sju. First attested in 1553. Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani tatu and Sateré-Mawé sahu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈtu/ Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ta‧tu === Noun === tatu (unpossessable) armadillo (any mammal in the order Cingulata) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: tatú → French: tatou (see there for further descendants) → Portuguese: tatu (see there for further descendants) === See also === === References === Pierre Belon (1553), chapter III, in Les observations de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée, Egypte, Arabie et autres pays estranges, book 1 (overall work in Middle French), Paris: G. Corrozet, page 5: “Tatou” André Thevet (1557–1558), chapter 24, in Les singularitez de la France Antarctique [The singularities of France Antarctique] (overall work in Middle French), Paris: Maurice de La Porte, page 48: “Tatou” Francisco Soares (1590–1596), “Tatu caualo armado”, in De alguãs Cousas mais notaueis do brasil e de alguñs costumes dos Indios [Of some of Brazil's most notable things and some Indian customs] (overall work in Portuguese), page 41; republished as Antônio Geraldo da Cunha, compiler, Coisas Notáveis do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro: INL, 1966, page 111, line 1055: “Tatu” === Further reading === Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “tatu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 467, column 2 Papavero, Nelson; Teixeira, Dante Martins (2014), Zoonímia tupi nos escritos quinhentistas europeus [Tupi zoonymy in the 16th-century European writings] (Arquivos NEHiLP; 3) (in Portuguese), São Paulo: FFLCH-USP, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 256 == Paraguayan Guarani == === Etymology === From Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tatu/, [taˈtu] Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ta‧tu === Noun === tatu (plural tatukuéra) armadillo === References === Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “tatu”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 104, column 2 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ta‧tu === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Tupi tatu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tatu, from Proto-Tupian *jat͡sju. ==== Noun ==== tatu m (plural tatus) armadillo (colloquial, South Brazil) booger (colloquial, South Brazil) fool ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Hunsrik: Tattu === Etymology 2 === Clipping of tatuagem. ==== Noun ==== tatu f (plural tatus) (colloquial) tattoo === Further reading === “tatu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tatu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tatou. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈtu/ === Noun === tatu m (plural tatu) armadillo (burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates) ==== Declension ==== Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided. == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === tatu (Cyrillic spelling тату) dative/locative singular of tat === Noun === tatu (Cyrillic spelling тату) accusative singular of tata == Shona == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀. === Adjective === -tatú three ==== Inflection ==== == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀. === Pronunciation === with prefix or preceded by -a (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.tu/ (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.tu/ in n class(X) (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.tu/ (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈtʰɑ.tu/ === Numeral === -tatu (declinable) three ==== Inflection ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Noun === tatu class IX (plural tatu class X) (card games) three === See also === == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈtu/ [t̪ɐˈt̪ʊ], /taˈtuʔ/ [t̪ɐˈt̪ʊʔ] Rhymes: -u, -uʔ Syllabification: ta‧tu === Noun === tatú or tatû (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜓ) alternative form of tato ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === tuta == Tahitian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === tatu to mark == Tumbuka == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀. === Numeral === tatu three == Yao (Africa) == === Etymology === Cognates include Swahili tatu. === Numeral === tatu three ==== Usage notes ==== This number follows a noun and takes the noun class characteristic prefix, e.g. mabweta gatatu (three boxes). See the Yao language article on Wikipedia for details on noun class prefixes.