patḗr

patḗr uhe.-agr. Vater

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

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

Noun

πᾰτήρ • (patḗr) m (genitive πᾰτρός or πᾰτέρος); third declension

1. father [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: νόννος (nónnos), φύτωρ (phútōr)

1. 1. epithet of Zeus [ quotations ▼]
   2. respectful address of an older man
   3. (figurative) author
   4. (in the plural) forefathers, ancestors
2. (Christianity) God the Father; (one of the three Persons of the Trinity)