Patron

See also: patron, patrón, and Patrón

German

Etymology

From Middle High German patrōn, from Latin patrōnus. Doublet of Patrone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaˈtʁoːn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Pa‧t‧ron

Noun

Patron m (strong, genitive Patrons, plural Patrone, feminine Patronin)

1. patron
2. (religion) patron saint

Declension

Declension of Patron [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Patron	die	Patrone
genitive	eines	des	Patrons	der	Patrone
dative	einem	dem	Patron	den	Patronen
accusative	einen	den	Patron	die	Patrone

Synonyms

• (patron): Schirmherr
• (religion): Namenspatron, Schutzheiliger, Schutzpatron

Hyponyms

• Kirchenpatron (“patron saint of a church”)
• Landespatron (“patron saint of a country”)
• Ortspatron (“patron saint of a place”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Patrón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /patˈɾon/ [pɐt̪ˈɾon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Pat‧ron

Proper noun

Patrón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Patron is the 1,530^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,025 individuals.