fader

See also Fader, fäder, and fāder

English

Etymology

fade +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfeɪdə/
• Rhymes: -eɪdə(r)

Noun

fader (plural faders)

1. A device used to control sound volume.

Derived terms

• crossfader

Adjective

fader

1. comparative form of fade: more fade

Anagrams

• fared, fear'd, Freda

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).

Noun

fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)

1. father
2. A term of address for a Christian priest.

Synonyms

• far

Derived terms

• fædreland (home country)

Inflection

    Inflection of fader

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	fader	faderen	fædre	fædrene
genitive	faders	faderens	fædres	fædrenes

See also

• moder
• mor
• broder
• bror
• søster

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French

Verb

fader

1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of se fader (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		se fader			s’être fadé
gerund		en se fadant			en s’étant followed by the past participle
present participle		se fadant
past participle		se fadé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	me fade	te fades	se fade	nous fadons	vous fadez	se fadent
	imperfect	me fadais	te fadais	se fadait	nous fadions	vous fadiez	se fadaient
	past historic	me fadai	te fadas	se fada	nous fadâmes	vous fadâtes	se fadèrent
	future	me faderai	te faderas	se fadera	nous faderons	vous faderez	se faderont
	conditional	me faderais	te faderais	se faderait	nous faderions	vous faderiez	se faderaient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use present tense of s’être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of s’être followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of s’être followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of s’être followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of s’être followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	me fade	te fades	se fade	nous fadions	vous fadiez	se fadent
	imperfect	me fadasse	te fadasses	se fadât	nous fadassions	vous fadassiez	se fadassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of s’être followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of s’être followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	fade-toi	—	fadons-nous	fadez-vous	—

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German

Adjective

fader

1. comparative form of fade

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Middle English

Noun

fader (plural faders)

1. father

Descendants

• English: father

References

p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

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Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• vader

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Old Saxon fadar, Old Frisian feder, Old English fæder, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

Noun

fader m

1. father

Descendants

• Dutch: vader

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English fæder. Compare faither.

Noun

fader (plural faders)

1. father

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir/ᚠᛆᚦᛁᛧ, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Masculine in Late Modern Swedish.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

fader c

1. (archaic) a father
2. a term of address for a Christian priest

Declension

Declension of fader

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fader	fadern	fäder	fäderna
genitive	faders	faderns	fäders	fädernas

Related terms

anfader faderlig faderlös fadermord fadermördare fadersarv

fadersbild fadersbunden fadersfigur fadersgestalt fadershand

fadershem fadershjärta fadershus faderskap faderskomplex

faderskänsla faderskärlek fadersnamn fadersroll fadersstolthet

fadervår farfader fäderne morfader styvfader

Synonyms

• far
• pappa

See also

• moder
• mor
• mamma
• broder
• bror
• syster

References

• fader in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)