taatje

• aatj (Föhr-Amrum)

From Proto-Germanic *attô. The initial t- through reduplication, likely from baby talk (as is eventually the Germanic noun as such).

taatje m (plural taatje)

1. (Mooring) father, dad

• When used on its own, it inflects like a personal name, thus taking -n in the object case, but not in a possessive construction:

Hääst dü taatjen sänj? ― Have you seen Dad?

Dåt as taatje sin bök. ― That’s Father’s book.

• When used with an article or determiner, it behaves like a common noun and does not inflect:

Ik hääw anjörsne dan taatje sänj. ― I saw your father yesterday.

• Faađer (Sylt)