fader

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See also: Fader and fäder

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fade +‎ -er

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fader (plural faders)

  1. A device used to control sound volume.
  2. (computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.

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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]

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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, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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German[edit]

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

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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