Fatter

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

Noun

Fatter m

  1. (Uri) father

References
  • “Fatter” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 35.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German fatter, fater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfatɐ/

Noun

Fatter m (plural Fetter)

  1. father
    Sie hod sein Fatter net gekennd.
    She didn't know her father.

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