πατέρας

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.té.ras/ → /paˈte.ras/ → /paˈte.ras/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.té.ras/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈte.ras/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈte.ras/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈte.ras/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈte.ras/

Noun

πατέρας • (patéras)

1. accusative plural of πατήρ (patḗr)

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek πατέρας (patéras), from Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr) through the accusative singular πατέρα (patéra), from Proto-Hellenic *patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Doublet of πατήρ (patír).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈte.ɾas/
• Hyphenation: πα‧τέ‧ρας

Noun

πατέρας • (patéras) m (plural πατέρες or πατεράδες, feminine μητέρα)

1. (with double plural) father; a male parent
2. (with plural πατέρες)
   1. Father (form of address for monk or priest)

      Synonym: πατήρ (patír)

   2. (figuratively) founder of a science
   3. (in the plural) ancestors

Declension

Declension of πατέρας

	singular	plural
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

see: Appendix:Greek vocabulary/Family

Related terms

• πατερούλης m (pateroúlis)
• πατρικός (patrikós, “fatherly”)
• πατροκτονία (patroktonía, “patricide”)