Attila

See also: attila

Translingual

Proper noun

Attila m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae – attilas, of the tropical and subtropical Americas.

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀττίλα (Attíla), of uncertain further origin. Usually derived from East Germanic: Gothic or Gepidic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta, father) + -𐌹𐌻𐌰 (-ila), "little father".

A more recent explanation by Bonnman-Fries (2025) suggests a Yeniseian origin, specifically an Arinic language.[1] The proper name is explained as deriving from a Common Yeniseian adjective complex **atɨ-la ("rather fast, rather swift"), for which see Proto-Yeniseian *ajt (quick, alive) for more.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈtɪlə/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Proper noun

Attila

  1. (historical) A king of the tribes of Huns.

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References

  1. ^ Bonmann, Svenja, Fries, Simon (2025) “Linguistic Evidence Suggests That Xiōng-nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo-Siberian Language”, in Transactions of the Philological Society[1], volume 0, →DOI, pages 1-24

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈatila/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Attila m (proper noun, strong, genitive Attilas)

  1. Attila
    Synonym: (archaic) Etzel

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒtilːɒ] (phonetic respelling: Atilla)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: At‧ti‧la
  • Rhymes: -lɒ

Proper noun

Attila

  1. a male given name
  2. A king of the tribes of Huns.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Attila Attilák
accusative Attilát Attilákat
dative Attilának Attiláknak
instrumental Attilával Attilákkal
causal-final Attiláért Attilákért
translative Attilává Attilákká
terminative Attiláig Attilákig
essive-formal Attilaként Attilákként
essive-modal
inessive Attilában Attilákban
superessive Attilán Attilákon
adessive Attilánál Attiláknál
illative Attilába Attilákba
sublative Attilára Attilákra
allative Attilához Attilákhoz
elative Attilából Attilákból
delative Attiláról Attilákról
ablative Attilától Attiláktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
Attiláé Attiláké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
Attiláéi Attilákéi
Possessive forms of Attila
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Attilám Attiláim
2nd person sing. Attilád Attiláid
3rd person sing. Attilája Attilái
1st person plural Attilánk Attiláink
2nd person plural Attilátok Attiláitok
3rd person plural Attilájuk Attiláik

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Italian

Proper noun

Attila m

  1. a male given name
  2. a king of the tribes of Huns

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