Masculine
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pater

Meaning

  1. (declension-3, masculine) father (male parent)
  2. (declension-3, masculine) head of household
  3. (declension-3, masculine) parent
  4. (declension-3, masculine) forefather
  5. (declension-3, masculine) priest
  6. (declension-3, masculine) honorific title

Frequency

A1
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”).

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