Masculine
pater
- (declension-3, masculine) father (male parent)
- (declension-3, masculine) head of household
- (declension-3, masculine) parent
- (declension-3, masculine) forefather
- (declension-3, masculine) priest
- (declension-3, masculine) honorific title
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpa.tɛr]
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Latin pater From Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. As a titular suffix, shares cognate roots with Old Latin Diēspiter (“Father Jove”), Latin Iuppiter (“Jupiter”).
Related words
père
padre
Vater
πατέρας
baba
pai
padre
pare
vader
paire
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