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tatrekacce

tatrekacca

masc nom pl of tatrekacca (pron); nt nom pl of tatrekacca (pron); masc acc pl of tatrekacca (pron); nt acc pl of tatrekacca (pron)

1. there someone; in this case some; in this regard someone

Built from

• tat — root · that one, yonder
  Demonstrative pronoun from PIE *to-d-, same root as English that and German das. Points to a place or person at a distance.
• re — prefix · emphasis, specification
  Enclitic particle marking focus or drawing attention. Likely from PIE *h₁er- 'to point out', cognate with English rare (in the sense 'to stand out').
• kacca — root · some, any
  Indefinite pronoun cognate with Greek tis and Latin quis. Expresses the idea of an unspecified person or thing.
• -e — ending · nom/acc plural
  Pali nominal ending marking plural number for masculine and neuter in nominative and accusative cases.

Analysis. tat + rekacca: tat (that one, there) + re (particle of emphasis or specification) + kacca (some, any). A compound pronoun combining demonstrative tat with the indefinite kacca, mediated by the enclitic particle re.

Etymology. tat descends from PIE *to-d- (that, yonder); rekacca blends the emphatic particle re (likely from PIE *h₁er- 'to move, stir', hence 'to mark, point out') with kacca (some, any), cognate with Greek tis (anyone) and Latin quis (who).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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