Voata

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German vater, compare German Vater, East Central German Voater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔːəta/

Noun

Voata m (diminutiv Voatache n)

1. (High Prussian) father
   • 1970s, Sister Cäcilia, Glöckliche Lait:

     Ön Gottes Noam geht denn da Voatache raus,...

     In God's name goes then the Father out,...

Antonyms

• Mutta f

References

• Zėbrowska, E. Relikte eines mitteldeutschen Dialekts im Ermland (Warmia). Z Literaturwiss Linguistik 29, 159–168 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03379174