Portuguese
Masculine

padre

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Mas   olhe   cá ,  mana   Glória ,  há   mesmo   necessidade   de  fazê-lo  padre ?

But look here, sis Gloria, is there really a need to make him a priest?

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  1. (masculine) ecclesiastical priest (Christian clergyman who performs masses)
  2. (masculine) father (term of address for a priest)
  3. (archaic, masculine) father (male parent)

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpa.dɾi/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
Latin
pater
In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese padre (“father”), from Latin patrem (“father”), from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of pai.

Related words
sacerdote pastor arcebispo católico cardeal paróquia

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