fater

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Fatter, Vater, Vatter, vàtter

Etymology

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

Noun

fater m

1. (Carcoforo) father

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fat

Noun

fater n

1. indefinite plural of fat

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun

fater m

1. father

Declension

• singular nominative/accusative fater
• genitive fater or fateres
• dative fater or fatere
• plural nominative/accusative faterā, fatera
• genitive fatero
• dative faterum, faterun, fateron

Descendants

• Middle High German: vater
  • Alemannic German: Vatter, Vater, Fatter

    Italian Walser: fater, vàtter

    Swabian:

  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: vatar, vaatar, baatar

    Mòcheno:

    Udinese: votar, voter

  • Central Franconian: Vader

    Hunsrik: Fatter

    Transylvanian Saxon: Foater

  • East Central German: Voater

    Vilamovian: foter, fōter

  • East Franconian:
  • German: Vater, Vatter
    • → Central Franconian: Vatter
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German:

  • Yiddish: פֿאָטער (foter)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vater, from Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.tɛr/

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• Rhymes: -atɛr
• Syllabification: fa‧ter

Noun

fater m pers

1. (obsolete, Warsaw) father

   Synonym: ojciec

   Antonym: matka

Declension

Further reading

• fater in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vater. Doublet of fŏter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatɛr/
• Rhymes: -atɛr
• Syllabification: fa‧ter

Noun

fater m pers (diminutive faterek)

1. father

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fater

   Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:muter

Further reading

• Andrzej Roczniok (Andrzyj Roczniok) (2010) “fater”, in Zbornik polsko-ślůnski (Zbornik polsko-ślōnski), I edition, volume 3, Zabrze: Narodowa Oficyna Śląska (Ślōnsko Nacyjowo Ôficyno), →ISBN, page 106
• fater in silling.org

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Akin to Livvi fatieru.

Noun

fater

1. flat, apartment

Declension