πατέρας
Ancient GreekEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pa.té.ras/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /paˈtɛ.ras/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
NounEdit
πατέρας • (patéras)
- accusative plural of πατήρ (patḗr)
GreekEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr), from Proto-Hellenic *patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
πατέρας • (patéras) m (plural πατέρες or πατεράδες, feminine μητέρα)
DeclensionEdit
declension of πατέρας
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | πατέρας • | πατέρες • πατεράδες • | |
genitive | πατέρα • | πατέρων • πατεράδων • | |
accusative | πατέρα • | πατέρες • πατεράδες • | |
vocative | πατέρα • | πατέρες • πατεράδες • | |
Plural πατέρες is used formally for addressing priests, for sense founders, forefathers. Plural πατεράδες is used for sense dads |
Related termsEdit
- πατερούλης m (pateroúlis)
- πατρικός (patrikós, “fatherly”)
- πατροκτονία (patroktonía, “patricide”)
Coordinate termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- πατέρας in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.