/ˈfaːdər/, [ˈfaːdɐ]
OriginFrom Middle Low German vāder, from Old Saxon fadar, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Compare Dutch vader, German Vater, North Frisian faaðer, English father, Danish fader.
- Low-Prussian, including, masculinefather
FormsVaders(genitive) · Vaders(plural) · Voder(alternative) · Fader(alternative) · Våder(alternative) · Vaoder(alternative) · Voader(alternative) · Vadder(alternative) · Vatter(alternative) · Vaër(alternative) · Vaar(alternative)
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