tante

Meaning

1. (feminine) aunt (sister or sister-in-law of a parent)
2. (familiar, feminine) a woman, especially an older or assertive one

Concepts

aunt

maternal aunt

paternal aunt

auntie

aunty

naunt

theta

father’s sister

mother’s sister

tatee

Synonyms

oom

moei

moeij

Translations

tante

Tante

zia

tia

tía

tia

teyze

θεία

matertera

tatie

amita

hala

tanta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɑn.tə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: tante

In summary

Borrowed from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European *amma-.