fader

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See also: Fader and fäder

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪdə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)

Etymology 1[edit]

fade (verb) +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

fader (plural faders)

  1. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
  2. (computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.
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Etymology 2[edit]

fade (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. comparative form of fade: more fade

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun[edit]

fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)

  1. (now formal) father
  2. A term of address for a Christian priest.

Inflection[edit]

Declension of fader
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fader faderen fædre fædrene
genitive faders faderens fædres fædrenes

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Occitan fadar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fader

  1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of se fader (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se fader
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se fadant
/sə fa.dɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle fadé
/fa.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fade
/mə fad/ 		te fades
/tə fad/ 		se fade
/sə fad/ 		nous fadons
/nu fa.dɔ̃/ 		vous fadez
/vu fa.de/ 		se fadent
/sə fad/
imperfect me fadais
/mə fa.dɛ/ 		te fadais
/tə fa.dɛ/ 		se fadait
/sə fa.dɛ/ 		nous fadions
/nu fa.djɔ̃/ 		vous fadiez
/vu fa.dje/ 		se fadaient
/sə fa.dɛ/
past historic2 me fadai
/mə fa.de/ 		te fadas
/tə fa.da/ 		se fada
/sə fa.da/ 		nous fadâmes
/nu fa.dam/ 		vous fadâtes
/vu fa.dat/ 		se fadèrent
/sə fa.dɛʁ/
future me faderai
/mə fa.dʁe/ 		te faderas
/tə fa.dʁa/ 		se fadera
/sə fa.dʁa/ 		nous faderons
/nu fa.dʁɔ̃/ 		vous faderez
/vu fa.dʁe/ 		se faderont
/sə fa.dʁɔ̃/
conditional me faderais
/mə fa.dʁɛ/ 		te faderais
/tə fa.dʁɛ/ 		se faderait
/sə fa.dʁɛ/ 		nous faderions
/nu fa.də.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous faderiez
/vu fa.də.ʁje/ 		se faderaient
/sə fa.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fade
/mə fad/ 		te fades
/tə fad/ 		se fade
/sə fad/ 		nous fadions
/nu fa.djɔ̃/ 		vous fadiez
/vu fa.dje/ 		se fadent
/sə fad/
imperfect2 me fadasse
/mə fa.das/ 		te fadasses
/tə fa.das/ 		se fadât
/sə fa.da/ 		nous fadassions
/nu fa.da.sjɔ̃/ 		vous fadassiez
/vu fa.da.sje/ 		se fadassent
/sə fa.das/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fade-toi
/fad.twa/ 		— fadons-nous
/fa.dɔ̃.nu/ 		fadez-vous
/fa.de.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. comparative degree of fade

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. inflection of fade:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. feminine dative of fad

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

    Inherited from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Alternative forms[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • IPA(key): /ˈfa(ː)dər/, /ˈfaðər/, /ˈfɛ(ː)dər/

    Noun[edit]

    fader (plural faders or fadres, genitive fader or faders or fadres)

    1. A father (male direct ancestor of someone or some creature)
    2. An indirect male ancestor (of some being)
    3. The inventor or originator of an idea, nation or lineage.
    4. A spiritual superordinate, teacher, or leader:
      1. A confessor (individual who one offers confessions to);
      2. One of the Church Fathers; an author of patristic writings.
    5. God/Jesus as father (of Jesus, as inventor, or as leader).
    6. An appellation signifying the speaker's inferiority.
    7. (rare) A secular superordinate or leader.
    8. (rare) A member of the Roman senate.
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    Etymology 2[edit]

    Verb[edit]

    fader

    1. Alternative form of fadren

    Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Noun[edit]

    fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)

    1. father (often in a religious context)

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    Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • IPA(key): /²faːer/, [²fɐ̞ː.ər], [²fɐ̞ː.er]
    • IPA(key): /²faːder/, [²fɐ̞ː.dər], [²fɐ̞ː.der] (literary pronunciation)
    • Rhymes: -aːer, -aːder
    • Hyphenation: fa‧der

    Noun[edit]

    fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedrar, definite plural fedrane)

    1. (archaic, poetic) father

    Declension[edit]

      Landsmål declension of fader (strong consonant-stem)
    masculine singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative fader faderen feder federne
    dative ― fadere ― fedrom
    compound-genitive faders ― fedre ―

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    Old English[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Old Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old Dutch fader, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

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    Noun[edit]

    fader m (nominative plural faderas) (Northumbrian)

    1. Alternative form of fæder

    Declension[edit]

    Declension of fader
    Case Singular Plural
    nominative fader faderas
    accusative fader faderas
    genitive fader fadera
    dative fader faderum

    Old Frisian[edit]

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    fader m

    1. Alternative form of feder

    References[edit]

    • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 195

    Scots[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    fader (plural faders)

    1. Alternative form of faither

    Swedish[edit]

    Etymology[edit]

    From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Pronunciation[edit]

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɑːdɛr/, [ˈfɑːdɛ̠r]
    • audio(file)

    Noun[edit]

    fader c

    1. (formal) father
    2. father, a term of address for a Christian priest
    3. father, creator
      Darwin - evolutionens fader.
      Darwin - the father of evolution.

    Declension[edit]

    Declension of fader 
    Singular Plural
    Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
    Nominative fader fadern fäder fäderna
    Genitive faders faderns fäders fädernas

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