Ntaten.

Brit.

/(ə)nˈtɑːteɪ/, U.S.

/(ə)nˈtɑdeɪ/, South African English

/(ə)nˈtɑːte/

Forms: 1900s– Ntata, 1900s– Ntate. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Southern Sotho. Etymon: Southern Sotho ntate.

Etymology: < Southern Sotho ntate father.

South African.

1. A respectful form of address to an older man.

ΚΠ

1948 E. Rosenthal Afr. Switzerland 198 ‘Ntate,’ observed the official. ‘I remember you came last month for a stamp.’

1955 W. Illsley Wagon on Fire 87 ‘Dumela, ntate,’ he greeted the old man politely. ‘Dumela, my child.’

1974 Drum (Johannesburg) 22 Aug. 4 ‘Ntate, I've got the letter to the superintendent typed. Can you sign it, please?’ They all call him father.

1982 Voice 31 Jan. 13 I didn't see the one who throttled me, Ntate, only the cheesekop one who asked for matches!

2000 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 24 Sept. In all South African cultures it is not acceptable to call someone, especially an elder, by his or her first or given name without being invited to do so. Not knowing a name is easy, you resort to Sir, Oom, Ntate, whatever you like, until told what name to use.

2. Used as a respectful title, either preceding a name or standing alone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > for old or older man

kuya1937

oppa1963

Ntate1974

1974 M. Mutloatse in S. Gray On Edge of World 111 And over there Ntate Moruti was praying unnoticed: ‘Modimo, forgive them, for they know not..’

1985 Drum (Johannesburg) June 56 Ntate Nef is gradually becoming either a hero or a villain, depending on one's standpoint.

1993 City Press 12 Dec. 15 ‘It was always Frank's wish to be laid to rest in the land of his birth, and with the generous help of Ntate and Mme’—as she called the Fines—‘his wish became reality.’

2001 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 19 Oct. Ntate Mojapelo, the chairperson of the national Landless People's Movement..is one of a handful of men at the gathering.

3. An older man. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun]

old maneOE

bevara1275

beauperec1300

vieillard1475

Nestor?c1510

old gentleman1526

haga1529

velyarda1529

old fellow?1555

old sire1557

granfer1564

vecchioc1570

ageman1571

grave-porer1582

grandsire1595

huddle-duddle1599

elder1600

pantaloon1602

cuffc1616

crone1630

old boya1637

codger?1738

dry-beard1749

eld1796

patriarch1819

oubaas1824

old chap1840

pap1844

pop1844

tad1877

old baas1882

senex1898

finger1904

AK1911

alte kacker1911

poppa stoppa1944

madala1960

Ntate1975

1975 M. Mutloatse in Bolt No. 12. 17 A carelessly-bearded ntate of about 40 going on for 60 and pretending to be 30 shook the commuters with a hail of laughter.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ntate
释义	Ntaten. Brit. /(ə)nˈtɑːteɪ/, U.S. /(ə)nˈtɑdeɪ/, South African English /(ə)nˈtɑːte/ Forms: 1900s– Ntata, 1900s– Ntate. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Southern Sotho. Etymon: Southern Sotho ntate. Etymology: < Southern Sotho ntate father. South African. 1. A respectful form of address to an older man. ΚΠ 1948 E. Rosenthal Afr. Switzerland 198 ‘Ntate,’ observed the official. ‘I remember you came last month for a stamp.’ 1955 W. Illsley Wagon on Fire 87 ‘Dumela, ntate,’ he greeted the old man politely. ‘Dumela, my child.’ 1974 Drum (Johannesburg) 22 Aug. 4 ‘Ntate, I've got the letter to the superintendent typed. Can you sign it, please?’ They all call him father. 1982 Voice 31 Jan. 13 I didn't see the one who throttled me, Ntate, only the cheesekop one who asked for matches! 2000 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 24 Sept. In all South African cultures it is not acceptable to call someone, especially an elder, by his or her first or given name without being invited to do so. Not knowing a name is easy, you resort to Sir, Oom, Ntate, whatever you like, until told what name to use. 2. Used as a respectful title, either preceding a name or standing alone. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > for old or older man kuya1937 oppa1963 Ntate1974 1974 M. Mutloatse in S. Gray On Edge of World 111 And over there Ntate Moruti was praying unnoticed: ‘Modimo, forgive them, for they know not..’ 1985 Drum (Johannesburg) June 56 Ntate Nef is gradually becoming either a hero or a villain, depending on one's standpoint. 1993 City Press 12 Dec. 15 ‘It was always Frank's wish to be laid to rest in the land of his birth, and with the generous help of Ntate and Mme’—as she called the Fines—‘his wish became reality.’ 2001 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 19 Oct. Ntate Mojapelo, the chairperson of the national Landless People's Movement..is one of a handful of men at the gathering. 3. An older man. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun] old maneOE bevara1275 beauperec1300 vieillard1475 Nestor?c1510 old gentleman1526 haga1529 velyarda1529 old fellow?1555 old sire1557 granfer1564 vecchioc1570 ageman1571 grave-porer1582 grandsire1595 huddle-duddle1599 elder1600 pantaloon1602 cuffc1616 crone1630 old boya1637 codger?1738 dry-beard1749 eld1796 patriarch1819 oubaas1824 old chap1840 pap1844 pop1844 tad1877 old baas1882 senex1898 finger1904 AK1911 alte kacker1911 poppa stoppa1944 madala1960 Ntate1975 1975 M. Mutloatse in Bolt No. 12. 17 A carelessly-bearded ntate of about 40 going on for 60 and pretending to be 30 shook the commuters with a hail of laughter. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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