fater

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Fatter, Vater, Vatter, vàtter

Etymology

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

Noun

fater m

1. (Carcoforo) father

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fat

Noun

fater n

1. indefinite plural of fat

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Polish

Etymology

From German Vater. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tɛr/

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Noun

fater m pers

1. (regional) father

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Veps

Etymology

Akin to Karelian fatieru.

Noun

fater

1. flat (apartment)