fader

See also: Fader and fäder

English

Etymology

fade + -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪdə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdə(r)

Noun

fader (plural faders)

  1. A device used to control sound volume.

Derived terms

Adjective

fader

  1. comparative form of fade: more fade

Anagrams


Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun

fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)

  1. (now formal) father
  2. A term of address for a Christian priest.

Inflection

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan [Term?]?

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

fader

  1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation

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German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

fader

  1. comparative degree of fade

Luxembourgish

Adjective

fader

  1. feminine dative of fad

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fæder, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfadər/, /ˈfaːdər/, /ˈfaðər/, /ˈfɛdər/, /ˈfɛːdər/

Noun

fader (plural faders or fadres, genitive fader or faders or fadres)

  1. A father; the male direct ancestor of someone or some creature.
  2. The indirect male ancestor of someone or some creature.
  3. The inventor or starter of an idea, nation or lineage.
  4. A spiritual superordinate, teacher, or leader:
    1. An individual who one offers confessions to; a confessor.
    2. One of the Church Fathers; an author of patristic writings.
  5. God/Jesus as father (as of Jesus, as in the Trinity, as inventor, or as leader).
  6. A polite appellation signifiying inferiority on behalf of the speaker.
  7. (rare) A secular superordinate, ruler, or leader.
  8. (rare) A Roman senator; a member of the Roman senate.

Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun

fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)

  1. father (often in a religious context)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fɑːdɛr/

Noun

fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedrar, definite plural fedrane)

  1. (archaic, poetic) father

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Scots

Noun

fader (plural faders)

  1. Alternative form of faither

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

fader c

  1. a father
  2. a term of address for a Christian priest

Declension

Declension of fader 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fader fadern fäder fäderna
Genitive faders faderns fäders fädernas

Synonyms

  • anfader
  • faderlig
  • faderlös
  • fadermord
  • fadermördare
  • fadersarv
  • fadersbild
  • fadersbunden
  • fadersfigur
  • fadersgestalt
  • fadershand
  • fadershem
  • fadershjärta
  • fadershus
  • faderskap
  • faderskomplex
  • faderskänsla
  • faderskärlek
  • fadersnamn
  • fadersroll
  • fadersstolthet
  • fadervår
  • farfader
  • fäderne
  • morfader
  • styvfader

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References

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