Definition
In a taunting or insulting manner; used in archaic or poetic language to mean 'mockingly'.
Etymology
Archaic or dialect form possibly related to 'taunt', with the prefix 'a-' added for emphasis, similar to other archaic adverbial forms in English.
Kelly Says
Words like 'ataunt' show how English once had many more poetic prefixes—adding 'a-' to words was a way to make them sound more vivid and dramatic, which is why older poetry can sound so lyrical and strange to modern ears.
Translations
ARالعربية
اتاونط
a-ta-unt
BNবাংলা
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
CACatalà
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
CSČeština
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
DADansk
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
DEDeutsch
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
ELΕλληνικά
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
ESEspañol
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
FISuomi
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
FRFrançais
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
HEעברית
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
HIहिन्दी
आताउंट
a-ta-ount
HUMagyar
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
IDBahasa Indonesia
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
ITItaliano
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
MSBahasa Melayu
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
MYမြန်မာ
အတာ daun
a-ta-daun
NLNederlands
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
NONorsk
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
PLPolski
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
PTPortuguês
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
RORomână
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
RUРусский
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
SVSvenska
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
SWKiswahili
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
TAதமிழ்
அட்டௌண்ட்
at-ta-ount
TRTürkçe
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
UKУкраїнська
ataunt
ah-tah-unt
VITiếng Việt
ataunt
ah-tah-unt