Masculine

Pate

godfather

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

getti

Basel-Landschaft

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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