"Vater" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfaːtər/, /ˈfaːtɐ/, [ˈfɑːtʰɐ], [ˈfatʰɐ] (note: Rheinish, Westphalian), [ˈfɑːtər] (note: Swiss, Austro-Bavarian) Audio: De-at-Vater.ogg , De-Vater.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Germanic cognates include Dutch vader, Low German Vader, English father, Danish fader, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vater}} Middle High German vater, {{inh|de|goh|fater}} Old High German fater, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*fader}} Proto-West Germanic *fader, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*fadēr}} Proto-Germanic *fadēr, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*ph₂tḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr, {{cog|nl|vader}} Dutch vader, {{cog|nds|Vader}} Low German Vader, {{cog|en|father}} English father, {{cog|da|fader}} Danish fader, {{cog|got|𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂}} Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^|dim=^chen}} Vater m (strong, genitive Vaters, plural Väter, diminutive Väterchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^}} Forms: Vaters [genitive], Väter [plural], Väterchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Vater [nominative, singular], Väter [definite, nominative, plural], Vaters [genitive, singular], Väter [definite, genitive, plural], Vater [dative, singular], Vätern [dative, definite, plural], Vater [accusative, singular], Väter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. father Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: Vatter (english: except informally, representing the regional pronunciation) [obsolete] Related terms: Gevatter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
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          "word": "Familienvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gottvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gründervater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kirchenvater"
        },
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          "word": "Landesvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pflegevater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rabenvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stammvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stiefvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Übervater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Urvater"
        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "Vaterfigur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vaterhaus"
        },
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          "word": "Vaterland"
        },
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          "word": "väterlich"
        },
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          "word": "vaterlos"
        },
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          "word": "Vatermörder"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vaterschaft"
        },
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          "word": "Vaterschwester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vatersmutter"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vatersname"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vatersschwester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vaterstadt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vatertag"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vaterunser"
        },
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          "word": "wie der Vater, so der Sohn"
        },
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        }
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          "text": "Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten.",
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        }
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          ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈfaːtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaːtɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɑːtʰɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfatʰɐ]",
      "note": "Rheinish, Westphalian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɑːtər]",
      "note": "Swiss, Austro-Bavarian"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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    },
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      "word": "Beichtvater"
    },
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      "word": "Doktorvater"
    },
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      "word": "Familienvater"
    },
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      "word": "Gottvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gründervater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kirchenvater"
    },
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      "word": "Landesvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pflegevater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rabenvater"
    },
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      "word": "Stammvater"
    },
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      "word": "Stiefvater"
    },
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      "word": "Übervater"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "Vaterbruder"
    },
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      "word": "Vaterfigur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vaterhaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vaterland"
    },
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      "word": "väterlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaterlos"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatermörder"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vaterschaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vaterschwester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatersmutter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatersname"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatersschwester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vaterstadt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatertag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vaterunser"
    },
    {
      "word": "wie der Vater, so der Sohn"
    },
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      "word": "Ziehvater"
    }
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        "1": "de",
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    },
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Vader"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Vader",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "father"
      },
      "expansion": "English father",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "fader"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish fader",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂"
      },
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    }
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Väter",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Väterchen",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "Väter",
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      "form": "Väter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vater",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vätern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vater",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Väter",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Gevatter"
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    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with usage examples",
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        {
          "english": "My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday.",
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        }
      ],
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        "father"
      ],
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        [
          "father",
          "father"
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        "strong"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaːtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfaːtɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɑːtʰɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfatʰɐ]",
      "note": "Rheinish, Westphalian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɑːtər]",
      "note": "Swiss, Austro-Bavarian"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "except informally, representing the regional pronunciation",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Vatter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Vater"
}

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