Pate

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pate"

English

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Pate

  1. An island in Kenya.
  2. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːtə/
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  • Rhymes: -aːtə

Noun

Pate m (weak, genitive Paten, plural Paten, feminine Patin) (All inflected forms are Paten.)

  1. godfather
    Synonyms: Gevatter, Götti, Patenonkel, Taufpate

Declension

Declension of Pate
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pate die Paten
genitive eines des Paten der Paten
dative einem dem Paten den Paten
accusative einen den Paten die Paten

Further reading

  • “Pate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pate” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Pate” in Duden online
  • Pate on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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