pater

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From Latin pater.

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Singular
pater

Plural
paters

pater (plural paters)

  1. (formal) father

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pater (plural paters, diminutive paterje, diminutive plural paterjes)

  1. father (in the religious sense)

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr; cognate to Ancient Greek πατήρ (patēr), Old English fæder (English father), Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ).

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  • IPA: /ˈpa.tɛr/

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pater (genitive patris); m, third declension

  1. father (male parent)
  2. head of household
  3. parent
  4. forefather
  5. honorific title

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Number Singular Plural
nominative pater patrēs
genitive patris patrum
dative patrī patribus
accusative patrem patrēs
ablative patre patribus
vocative pater patrēs

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pater m.

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


This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at father. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see pater in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) September 2009

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pater

  1. priest
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