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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From fade (verb) + -er.
Noun
fader (plural faders)
- A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
- (computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.
Derived terms
Translations
a device used to raise and lower sound volume
Etymology 2
From fade (adjective) + -er.
Adjective
fader
- comparative form of fade: more fade
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Noun
fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)
- (now formal) father
- A term of address for a Christian priest.
Inflection
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan fadar.
Pronunciation
Verb
fader
- (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with
Conjugation
infinitive
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simple
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se fader
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compound
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s'être + past participle
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present participle or gerund1
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simple
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se fadant /sə fa.dɑ̃/
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compound
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ayant or étant + past participle
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past participle
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fadé /fa.de/
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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je (j’)
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tu
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il, elle, on
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nous
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vous
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ils, elles
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(simple tenses)
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present
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me fade /mə fad/
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te fades /tə fad/
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se fade /sə fad/
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nous fadons /nu fa.dɔ̃/
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vous fadez /vu fa.de/
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se fadent /sə fad/
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imperfect
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me fadais /mə fa.dɛ/
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te fadais /tə fa.dɛ/
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se fadait /sə fa.dɛ/
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nous fadions /nu fa.djɔ̃/
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vous fadiez /vu fa.dje/
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se fadaient /sə fa.dɛ/
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past historic2
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me fadai /mə fa.de/
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te fadas /tə fa.da/
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se fada /sə fa.da/
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nous fadâmes /nu fa.dam/
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vous fadâtes /vu fa.dat/
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se fadèrent /sə fa.dɛʁ/
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future
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me faderai /mə fa.dʁe/
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te faderas /tə fa.dʁa/
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se fadera /sə fa.dʁa/
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nous faderons /nu fa.dʁɔ̃/
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vous faderez /vu fa.dʁe/
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se faderont /sə fa.dʁɔ̃/
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conditional
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me faderais /mə fa.dʁɛ/
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te faderais /tə fa.dʁɛ/
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se faderait /sə fa.dʁɛ/
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nous faderions /nu fa.də.ʁjɔ̃/
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vous faderiez /vu fa.də.ʁje/
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se faderaient /sə fa.dʁɛ/
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(compound tenses)
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present perfect
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present indicative of s'être + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
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past anterior2
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past historic of s'être + past participle
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future perfect
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future of s'être + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional of s'être + past participle
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subjunctive
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que je (j’)
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que tu
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qu’il, qu’elle
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que nous
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que vous
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qu’ils, qu’elles
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(simple tenses)
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present
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me fade /mə fad/
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te fades /tə fad/
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se fade /sə fad/
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nous fadions /nu fa.djɔ̃/
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vous fadiez /vu fa.dje/
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se fadent /sə fad/
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imperfect2
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me fadasse /mə fa.das/
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te fadasses /tə fa.das/
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se fadât /sə fa.da/
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nous fadassions /nu fa.da.sjɔ̃/
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vous fadassiez /vu fa.da.sje/
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se fadassent /sə fa.das/
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(compound tenses)
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past
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present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
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pluperfect2
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imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nous
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vous
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–
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simple
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—
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fade-toi /fad.twa/
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—
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fadons-nous /fa.dɔ̃.nu/
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fadez-vous /fa.de.vu/
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—
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compound
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—
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simple imperative of s'être + past participle
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—
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simple imperative of s'être + past participle
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simple imperative of s'être + past participle
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—
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1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
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2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
- past historic → present perfect
- past anterior → pluperfect
- imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
- pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive
(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).
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Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
fader
- comparative degree of fade
Adjective
fader
- inflection of fade:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural
Luxembourgish
Adjective
fader
- feminine dative of fad
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
- fæder, faderr, fadir, fadyr, fadur, feder, vader, veder, faðer, father, ffader
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa(ː)dər/, /ˈfaðər/, /ˈfɛ(ː)dər/
Noun
fader (plural faders or fadres, genitive fader or faders or fadres)
- A father (male direct ancestor of someone or some creature)
- An indirect male ancestor (of some being)
- The inventor or originator of an idea, nation or lineage.
- A spiritual superordinate, teacher, or leader:
- A confessor (individual who one offers confessions to);
- One of the Church Fathers; an author of patristic writings.
- God/Jesus as father (of Jesus, as inventor, or as leader).
- An appellation signifying the speaker's inferiority.
- (rare) A secular superordinate or leader.
- (rare) A member of the Roman senate.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Verb
fader
- Alternative form of fadren
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Noun
fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)
- father (often in a religious context)
Synonyms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
Noun
fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedrar, definite plural fedrane)
- (archaic, poetic) father
Declension
Landsmål declension of fader (strong consonant-stem)
Synonyms
References
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Old Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old Dutch fader, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).
Pronunciation
Noun
fader m (nominative plural faderas) (Northumbrian)
- Alternative form of fæder
Declension
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
Noun
fader m
- Alternative form of feder
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 195
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vater. Doublet of fater.
Pronunciation
Noun
fader m pers (female equivalent mutra)
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń, derogatory, ethnic slur) German person; Kraut
- Hypernym: Niemiec
Further reading
- Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “fader”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 301
Scots
Noun
fader (plural faders)
- Alternative form of faither
References
- “fader, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from William A Craigie, A J Aitken , editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
- “fader, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
Noun
fader c
- (formal) father
- father, a term of address for a Christian priest
- father, creator
Darwin - evolutionens fader.- Darwin - the father of evolution.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
Anagrams