Standard Lemma guide

tatters

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtætəz/
  • US: tătʹərz
  • US: /ˈtætɚz/
  • CMU ARPABET: T AE1 T ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of tatter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of tatter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ցնցոտի (cʻncʻoti) — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Czech: hadry — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Czech: cáry — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Czech: cucky — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Finnish: riekale — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • French: haillons — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • French: guenille — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Italian: stracci — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Māori: ngetangeta — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Māori: hautai — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Russian: кло́чья (klóčʹja) — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Russian: лохмо́тья (loxmótʹja) — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Scottish Gaelic: luideagan — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Spanish: jirones — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc
  • Tagalog: lawing — ragged clothing, fabric, paper etc