Πατήρ
Ancient Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- πατήρ (patḗr)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hellenic *patḗr (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳 (pa-te)), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognates include Old English fæder (English father), Phrygian πατερης (paterēs), Latin pater, Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ), and Old Armenian հայր (hayr).
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pa.tɛ̌ːr/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /paˈte̝r/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /paˈtir/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /paˈtir/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /paˈtir/
Proper noun edit
Πατήρ • (Patḗr) m (genitive Πᾰτρός or Πᾰτέρος); third declension
- (Christianity) God the Father; (one of the three Persons of the Trinity)
Declension edit
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Πᾰτήρ ho Patḗr | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Πᾰτρός / Πᾰτέρος toû Patrós / Patéros | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Πᾰτρῐ́ / Πᾰτέρῐ tôi Patrí / Patéri | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Πᾰτέρᾰ tòn Patéra | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Πάτερ Páter | ||||||||||||
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