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.

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. comparative form of fade: more fade

Anagrams[edit]

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 [Term?]?

Verb[edit]

fader

  1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of se fader (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle se fadant
/sə fa.dɑ̃/
past participle fadé
/fa.de/
infinitive
simple se fader
compound s'être + past participle
gerund1
simple se fadant
/sə fa.dɑ̃/
compound s'étant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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.dɛ/ 		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.dʁɛ/ 		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 Only usable with 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).

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. comparative degree of fade

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fader

  1. feminine dative of fad

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English fæder, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfadər/, /ˈfaðər/

Noun[edit]

fader (plural faders or faderes)

  1. father

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse faðir

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]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (archaic, poetic) father

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Old Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fader m

  1. father

Descendants[edit]

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]

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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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