pater
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin pater (“father”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)
Noun [edit]
pater (plural paters)
Derived terms [edit]
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Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin pater
Noun [edit]
pater m (plural paters, diminutive patertje)
- father (in the religious sense)
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr; cognate to Ancient Greek πατήρ (patēr), Old English fæder (English father), Old Norse faðir, Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
pater (genitive patris); m, third declension
- father (male parent)
- head of household
- parent
- forefather
- honorific title
Inflection [edit]
| 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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Related terms
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Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin pater.
Noun [edit]
pater m
- father (term of address for a Christian priest)
Tok Pisin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English pater (Christian priests are often referred to as 'Father'), from Latin pater.
Noun [edit]
pater
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English formal terms
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch nouns
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin nouns
- la:Family
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian nouns
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin terms derived from Latin
- Tok Pisin nouns
- tpi:People
- tpi:Religion
