faither
Scots
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): [ˈfeːðər], [ˈfɛðər]
- (Mid Northern Scots) IPA(key): [ˈfɪðər]
- (Insular Scots) IPA(key): [faːdər]
Noun
editfaither (plural faithers)
Derived terms
edit- grandfaither (“grandfather”)
- guid-faither (“father-in-law”)
- name-faither (“the man after whom one has been named”)
- stap-faither (“stepfather”)
References
edit- “faither, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
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- sco:Male family members