"Vaterunser" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfaːtɐˈ(ʔ)ʊnzɐ/ Audio: De-Vaterunser.ogg
Etymology: Univerbation of the prayer’s first two words Vater unser: From Middle High German vatir unsir etc., from Old High German fater unser, translation of Latin Pater noster, itself translated from Ancient Greek πάτερ ἡμῶν (páter hēmôn). The postposition of the possessive was still grammatical in Old High German and early Middle High German, but has survived to this day under continuous backing of the Latin. The natural position Unser Vater is attested since the 16th century, but is presently less common. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|de}} Univerbation, {{inh|de|gmh|vatir unsir}} Middle High German vatir unsir, {{inh|de|goh|fater unser}} Old High German fater unser, {{der|de|la|Pater noster}} Latin Pater noster, {{der|de|grc|πάτερ ἡμῶν}} Ancient Greek πάτερ ἡμῶν (páter hēmôn) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Vaterunser n (strong, genitive Vaterunsers, plural Vaterunser) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Vaterunsers [genitive], Vaterunser [plural], strong [table-tags], Vaterunser [nominative, singular], Vaterunser [definite, nominative, plural], Vaterunsers [genitive, singular], Vaterunser [definite, genitive, plural], Vaterunser [dative, singular], Vaterunsern [dative, definite, plural], Vaterunser [accusative, singular], Vaterunser [accusative, definite, plural], Vater Unser [alternative], Vater unser [alternative]
  1. (Christianity) Lord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster (prayer that Jesus taught his disciples) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Christianity, Named prayers
    Sense id: en-Vaterunser-de-noun-0rYLP7By Disambiguation of Named prayers: 67 33 Topics: Christianity
  2. (dated) an approximate measure of time: as long as it takes to say the Our Father at an intermediate tempo, i.e. about half a minute Tags: dated, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Vaterunser-de-noun-YuSiwVdY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of German univerbations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Unservater (alt: Unser Vater), Paternoster, Gebet des Herrn

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
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      "form": "Vaterunser",
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      "ipa": "/ˌfaːtɐˈ(ʔ)ʊnzɐ/"
    },
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      "alt": "Unser Vater",
      "word": "Unservater"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Paternoster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gebet des Herrn"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    {
      "alt": "Unser Vater",
      "word": "Unservater"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Gebet des Herrn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Vaterunser"
}

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