Pater noster

See also: paternoster, Paternoster, páternoster, and pater noster

Latin

Etymology

From pater (“father”) + noster (“our”). Prayer taken from the Bible: Matthew 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ter ˈnos.ter/, [ˈpät̪ɛr ˈnɔs̠t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ter ˈnos.ter/, [ˈpäːt̪er ˈnɔst̪er]

Proper noun

Pater noster ? (indeclinable)

1. The Lord's prayer (literally our father)

Synonyms

• orātiō dominica

Descendants

• → Old English: Paternoster
  • Middle English: pater noster, paternoster
    • English: paternoster
• → Middle Dutch: paternoster
  • Dutch: paternoster
• → German: Paternoster
• → Hungarian: páternoszter