πατέρας
Ancient Greek edit
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pa.té.ras/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /paˈte.ras/
Noun edit
πατέρας • (patéras)
- accusative plural of πατήρ (patḗr)
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek πατέρας (patéras), from Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr) through the accusative singular πατέρα (patéra),[1] from Proto-Hellenic *patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Doublet of πατήρ (patír).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
πατέρας • (patéras) m (plural πατέρες or πατεράδες, feminine μητέρα)
Declension edit
declension of πατέρας
case \ number | singular | plural | |
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nominative | πατέρας • | πατέρες •, πατεράδες • | |
genitive | πατέρα • | πατέρων •, πατεράδων • | |
accusative | πατέρα • | πατέρες •, πατεράδες • | |
vocative | πατέρα • | πατέρες •, πατεράδες • | |
1. There is a learned genitive singular πατρός (patrós); a vocative singular form πάτερ (páter) is used for priests. 3. The 1st plural forms are used formally for priests and in the sense of founders & forefathers; The 2nd plurals for fathers. |
Coordinate terms edit
Related terms edit
- πατερούλης m (pateroúlis)
- πατρικός (patrikós, “fatherly”)
- πατροκτονία (patroktonía, “patricide”)
References edit
- ^ πατέρας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.