pater familias
See also: paterfamilias
English
Etymology
From around 1425 to 1475 from late Middle English which itself came from the Latin term with the same meaning. From the Latin term pater ("father") + familiās, an archaic genitive of familia ("family", "household"). Literally meaning "father of the family" or "father of the household". Confer the English word family.
Latin
Etymology
From pater (“father”) + familiās, an archaic genitive of familia (“family", "household”). Literally meaning "father of the family" or "father of the household".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ter faˈmi.li.aːs/, [ˈpa.tɛr faˈmɪ.li.aːs]
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pater familiās | patrēs familiās |
Genitive | patris familiās | patrum familiās |
Dative | patrī familiās | patribus familiās |
Accusative | patrem familiās | patrēs familiās |
Ablative | patre familiās | patribus familiās |
Vocative | pater familiās | patrēs familiās |
Synonyms
- pater familiae
References
- pater familias in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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