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patrie

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin patria, from pater (whence French père).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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patrie f (plural patries)

  1. homeland, home country, country of origin, fatherland
    Near-synonym: pays

Guy Miège, French-English Dictionary, 1688. "Il est naturel d'aimer sa patrie, 'tis natural for men to love their own country. J'appelle ma patrie tout païs où je me trouve bien, that's my country where I can best shift for myself."

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Italian

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Adjective

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patrie

  1. feminine plural of patrio

Noun

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patrie f

  1. plural of patria

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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    From patrius (father's, paternal) + .

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    Adverb

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    patriē (not comparable)

    1. paternally

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

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    patrie

    1. vocative masculine singular of patrius

    References

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    • patrie”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • patrie”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin patria.

    Noun

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    patrie f (plural patrii)

    1. fatherland, motherland, homeland, birthplace, native country
      Trăiască Patria!Long live the Motherland!

    Declension

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative patrie patria patrii patriile
    genitive-dative patrii patriei patrii patriilor
    vocative patrie, patrio patriilor
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