Masculine
Frequency

A1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

alt

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bappe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bappi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

vatter

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

vatti

Zürich

Zürich

vater

Zürich

Zürich

bapi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaːtər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Germanic cognates include Dutch vader, Low German Vader, English father, Danish fader, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

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