Vater

See also: vàter, vatër, and Väter

German

Alternative forms

Vatter (obsolete, except informally, representing the regional pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Germanic cognates include Dutch vader, Low German Vader, English father, Danish fader, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaːtɐ/, [ˈfɑːtʰɐ]
IPA^(key): [ˈfatʰɐ] (Rheinish, Westphalian)
IPA^(key): [ˈfɑːtər] (Swiss, Austro-Bavarian)
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Noun

Vater m (genitive Vaters, plural Väter, diminutive Väterchen n)

father

Declension

Declension of Vater

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vater	die	Väter
genitive	eines	des	Vaters	der	Väter
dative	einem	dem	Vater	den	Vätern
accusative	einen	den	Vater	die	Väter

Antonyms

Mutter f

Derived terms

Beichtvater
Gevatter
Landesvater
Übervater
Vaterfigur
Vaterhaus
Vaterland
väterlich
vaterlos
Vatersname

Further reading

Vater in Duden online

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