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Tanten

Tanten is the plural form of Tante in the German language, meaning “aunts.” It is used to refer to more than one aunt or to a group of aunts. The singular form is Tante.

Etymology and cognates: Tante is a loanword in German, generally traced to the French tante, with related

Usage and grammar: Tanten follows standard German plural inflection. Nominative plural: die Tanten; Accusative plural: die

Cultural note: In German-speaking regions, aunts are common family figures and may appear in family narratives,

See also: Tante, Großtante, Onkel.

forms
in
many
Romance
and
Germanic
languages.
The
exact
path
from
Latin
amita
to
modern
German
is
debated,
but
the
meaning
has
remained
the
same
across
languages.
Tanten;
Dative
plural:
den
Tanten;
Genitive
plural:
der
Tanten.
Compounds
include
Großtante
for
a
great-aunt,
and
Großtanten
as
the
plural
of
Großtante.
In
everyday
speech,
phrases
like
Meine
Tanten
or
Wir
visited
my
aunts
illustrate
common
usage.
literature,
and
media
much
as
in
other
cultures.
The
term
is
neutral
and
widely
understood
across
Germany,
Austria,
and
parts
of
Switzerland.