Patḗr

Patḗr Πατήρ

From Proto-Hellenic *patḗr (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳 (pa-te)), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognates include Old English fæder (English father), Phrygian πατερης (paterēs), Latin pater, Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ), and Old Armenian հայր (hayr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.tɛ̌ːr/ → /paˈtir/ → /paˈtir/

Proper noun

Πατήρ • (Patḗr) m (genitive Πᾰτρός or Πᾰτέρος); third declension

1. (Christianity) God the Father; (one of the three Persons of the Trinity)