vater

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See also: Vater, váter, vàter, vatër, Vater, and Väter

Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈvatər/, /ˈfatər/

Noun

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vater m

  1. father

Usage notes

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The old consonant stems vater and bruoder often remain uninflected in the singular, as gen. vater, bruoder beside vaters, bruoders. In the plural they take umlaut, as veter, brüeder.

Declension

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Descendants

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