tatter B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #185141 Meanings 1 noun A torn, hanging piece of cloth or paper. After years of use, the old flag hung in tatters. 2 verb To become or make something torn and ragged. The wind had tattered the sails by the end of the storm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a torn, hanging piece of... tag Word family Forms tatteredtatteringtatters Etymology AI details From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”). tater Middle English tǫturr Old Norse *tat(t)uraz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tatter **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 185141 ## Meanings 1. A torn, hanging piece of cloth or paper. 2. To become or make something torn and ragged. ## Examples - After years of use, the old flag hung in tatters. - The wind had tattered the sails by the end of the storm. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tater - Root: tǫturr - Root: *tat(t)uraz ## Etymology From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”). ## AI Etymology Tatter is from Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”). In present-day use, it can mean a torn, hanging piece of cloth or paper, or to become or make something torn and ragged. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Actions & Processes markdown