fader

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪdə/

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• Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

fade (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

fader (plural faders)

1. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
2. (computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.

Derived terms

• crossfader

Translations

Etymology 2

fade (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective

fader

1. comparative form of fade: more fade

Anagrams

• Defra, Freda, fared, fear'd, feard

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun

fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)

1. (now formal) father
2. A term of address for a Christian priest.

Inflection

Synonyms

• far

Derived terms

• fædreland (home country)

See also

• moder
• mor
• broder
• bror
• søster

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan fadar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

fader

1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation

Further reading

• “fader”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fader

1. comparative degree of fade

Adjective

fader

1. inflection of fade:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish

Adjective

fader

1. 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.

Alternative forms

• 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)

1. A father (male direct ancestor of someone or some creature)
2. An indirect male ancestor (of some being)
3. The inventor or originator of an idea, nation or lineage.
4. A spiritual superordinate, teacher, or leader:
   1. A confessor (individual who one offers confessions to);
   2. One of the Church Fathers; an author of patristic writings.
5. God/Jesus as father (of Jesus, as inventor, or as leader).
6. An appellation signifying the speaker's inferiority.
7. (rare) A secular superordinate or leader.
8. (rare) A member of the Roman senate.

Related terms

Descendants

• English: father
  • → Marshallese: bata
  • Gullah: farruh
• Scots: faither, fader, faether, faider, fither
• Yola: vather

References

• “fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-18.
• p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

Etymology 2

Verb

fader

1. 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)

1. father (often in a religious context)

Synonyms

• far

References

• “fader” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²faːer/, ,
• IPA^(key): /²faːder/, , (literary pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -aːer, -aːder
• Hyphenation: fa‧der

Noun

fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedrar, definite plural fedrane)

1. (archaic, poetic) father

Declension

Synonyms

• far
• pappa

References

• “fader” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.der/

Noun

fader m (nominative plural faderas) (Northumbrian)

1. Alternative form of fæder

Declension

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfader/

Noun

fader m

1. 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

Scots

Noun

fader (plural faders)

1. Alternative form of faither

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːdɛr/,

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Noun

fader c

1. (formal) father
2. father, a term of address for a Christian priest
3. father, creator

   Darwin - evolutionens fader.

   Darwin - the father of evolution.

Declension

Synonyms

• far
• pappa

Derived terms

See also

• moder
• mor
• mamma
• broder
• bror
• syster

References

• fader in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• deraf, freda