Masculine
Pate
godfather
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
getti
Basel-Landschaft
gvattermaa
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paːtə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German pate, bate, from Medieval Latin pāter spīrituālis. Compare Middle Low German pāde, Old High German pate (“godmother”), Middle High German pfetter (from Old High German pfetiro (“godfather”)). Related to German Pfetter.
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