Landesvater
See also: Landesväter
German edit
Etymology edit
From Land (“country”) + -es- + Vater (“father”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Landesvater m (strong, genitive Landesvaters, plural Landesväter)
- (historical) territorial lord
- (often humorous) head of state
Declension edit
Declension of Landesvater [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Landesvater | die | Landesväter |
genitive | eines | des | Landesvaters | der | Landesväter |
dative | einem | dem | Landesvater | den | Landesvätern |
accusative | einen | den | Landesvater | die | Landesväter |
Further reading edit
- “Landesvater” in Duden online