tattare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tartare, tater (“Tartar”). Doublet of tatar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaˌtːare/

Noun

tattare c

  1. (derogatory) A member of a socially ostracized, nomadic group in pre-industrial Swedish society. Today known as resandefolket ("Travellers").
    Byborna jagade iväg tattarna för att de misstänktes för stöld.
    The villagers chased away the Travellers because they were suspected of thieving.
  2. (derogatory) A Gypsy
  3. (archaic) A (Russian) Tartar.

Declension

Declension of tattare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tattare tattares
definite tattaren tattarens
plural indefinite tattare tattares
definite tattarna tattarnas

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:tattare.

Derived terms

References

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