"Tatütata" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /taˈtyː.taˌtaː/, /taˌtyː.taˈtaː/ Forms: Tatütatas [genitive], Tatütata [genitive], Tatütatas [plural], Tatütata [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeia imitating the German police and ambulance siren (example here). Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(s),(s)}} Tatütata n (strong, genitive Tatütatas or Tatütata, plural Tatütatas or Tatütata)
  1. The sound of a siren; nee-naw. Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Tatütata-de-noun-yi4VKD0X Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeia imitating the German police and ambulance siren (example here).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tatütatas",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tatütata",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tatütatas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tatütata",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(s),(s)"
      },
      "expansion": "Tatütata n (strong, genitive Tatütatas or Tatütata, plural Tatütatas or Tatütata)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For a long time, it was scary when I heard a \"nee-naw\" somewhere and the children weren't at home.",
          "ref": "1996, Karen Mayer, Unfallopfer: der Weg ins zweite Leben, page 140",
          "text": "Lange gab es noch Angst, wenn irgendwo ein Tatütata zu hören war und die Kinder nicht zu Hause waren.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The fire brigade are in a hurry. When they show up with a loud nee-naw, all the cars stand still.",
          "ref": "2010, Antje Flad, Lernspaß mit der Kindergartenmaus",
          "text": "Die Feuerwehr hat es eilig. Wenn sie mit lautem Tatütata angefahren kommt, bleiben alle Autos stehen.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "He had never been so glad to hear the \"nee-naw\" of the police siren.",
          "ref": "2013, Michael Wallner, Diese eine Woche im November",
          "text": "Noch nie hat er das Tatütata der Polizeisirene mit solcher Freude vernommen.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The sound of a siren; nee-naw."
      ],
      "id": "en-Tatütata-de-noun-yi4VKD0X",
      "links": [
        [
          "siren",
          "siren"
        ],
        [
          "nee-naw",
          "nee-naw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈtyː.taˌtaː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taˌtyː.taˈtaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tatütata"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeia imitating the German police and ambulance siren (example here).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tatütatas",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tatütata",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tatütatas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tatütata",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(s),(s)"
      },
      "expansion": "Tatütata n (strong, genitive Tatütatas or Tatütata, plural Tatütatas or Tatütata)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German 4-syllable words",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For a long time, it was scary when I heard a \"nee-naw\" somewhere and the children weren't at home.",
          "ref": "1996, Karen Mayer, Unfallopfer: der Weg ins zweite Leben, page 140",
          "text": "Lange gab es noch Angst, wenn irgendwo ein Tatütata zu hören war und die Kinder nicht zu Hause waren.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The fire brigade are in a hurry. When they show up with a loud nee-naw, all the cars stand still.",
          "ref": "2010, Antje Flad, Lernspaß mit der Kindergartenmaus",
          "text": "Die Feuerwehr hat es eilig. Wenn sie mit lautem Tatütata angefahren kommt, bleiben alle Autos stehen.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "He had never been so glad to hear the \"nee-naw\" of the police siren.",
          "ref": "2013, Michael Wallner, Diese eine Woche im November",
          "text": "Noch nie hat er das Tatütata der Polizeisirene mit solcher Freude vernommen.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The sound of a siren; nee-naw."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "siren",
          "siren"
        ],
        [
          "nee-naw",
          "nee-naw"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈtyː.taˌtaː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taˌtyː.taˈtaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tatütata"
}

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