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Latin
Etymology
From com- (“joint”) + pater (“father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
compater m (genitive compatris); third declension
- (Late Latin) godfather (in relation to godchild or fellow godparent or parent)
- (informal) a male companion, buddy
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Coordinate terms
Descendants
References
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “compater”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- compater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- compater in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- Keith Sidwell (1995), Reading Medieval Latin (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)