pater
From Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. As a titular suffix, shares cognate roots with Old Latin Diēspiter (“Father Jove”), Latin Iuppiter (“Jupiter”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ter/, [ˈpät̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ter/, [ˈpäːt̪er]
Noun
pater m (genitive patris); third declension
- father (male parent)
- head of household
- parent
- forefather
- priest
- honorific title
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pater | patrēs |
| Genitive | patris | patrum |
| Dative | patrī | patribus |
| Accusative | patrem | patrēs |
| Ablative | patre | patribus |
| Vocative | pater | patrēs |