Pate

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English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Pate

  1. An island in Kenya.
  2. A surname.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pate, bate, from Medieval Latin pāter spīrituālis. Compare Middle Low German pāde, Old High German pate (godmother), Middle High German pfetter (from Old High German pfetiro (godfather)). Related to German Pfetter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paːtə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːtə

Noun

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Pate m (weak, genitive Paten, plural Paten, feminine Patin) (All inflected forms are Paten.)

  1. godfather
    Synonyms: Gevatter, Götti, Patenonkel, Taufpate

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Pate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Pate” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Pate” in Duden online
  • Pate on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de