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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.té.res/ → /paˈte.res/ → /paˈte.res/
Noun
πατέρες • (patéres)
- nominative/vocative plural of πατήρ (patḗr)
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈte.res/
- Hyphenation: πα‧τέ‧ρες
Noun
πατέρες • (patéres) m
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of πατέρας (patéras).
Usage notes
- Plural for all senses of πατέρας; mostly formal, for addressing priests and in the sense of founder or forefather (as in "fathers of the nation").
- πατεράδες (paterádes, “fathers -for sense 'dads'”)