Wiktionary

fader

See also: Fader and fäder

English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪdə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)

Etymology 1 edit

fade (verb) +‎ -er

Noun edit

fader (plural faders)

  1. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
  2. (computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

fade (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective edit

fader

  1. comparative form of fade: more fade

Anagrams edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun edit

fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)

  1. (now formal) father
  2. A term of address for a Christian priest.

Inflection edit

Declension of fader
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fader faderen fædre fædrene
genitive faders faderens fædres fædrenes

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French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Occitan fadar.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

fader

  1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of se fader (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se fader
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se fadant
/sə fa.dɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle fadé
/fa.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fade
/mə fad/ 		te fades
/tə fad/ 		se fade
/sə fad/ 		nous fadons
/nu fa.dɔ̃/ 		vous fadez
/vu fa.de/ 		se fadent
/sə fad/
imperfect me fadais
/mə fa.dɛ/ 		te fadais
/tə fa.dɛ/ 		se fadait
/sə fa.dɛ/ 		nous fadions
/nu fa.djɔ̃/ 		vous fadiez
/vu fa.dje/ 		se fadaient
/sə fa.dɛ/
past historic2 me fadai
/mə fa.de/ 		te fadas
/tə fa.da/ 		se fada
/sə fa.da/ 		nous fadâmes
/nu fa.dam/ 		vous fadâtes
/vu fa.dat/ 		se fadèrent
/sə fa.dɛʁ/
future me faderai
/mə fa.dʁe/ 		te faderas
/tə fa.dʁa/ 		se fadera
/sə fa.dʁa/ 		nous faderons
/nu fa.dʁɔ̃/ 		vous faderez
/vu fa.dʁe/ 		se faderont
/sə fa.dʁɔ̃/
conditional me faderais
/mə fa.dʁɛ/ 		te faderais
/tə fa.dʁɛ/ 		se faderait
/sə fa.dʁɛ/ 		nous faderions
/nu fa.də.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous faderiez
/vu fa.də.ʁje/ 		se faderaient
/sə fa.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me fade
/mə fad/ 		te fades
/tə fad/ 		se fade
/sə fad/ 		nous fadions
/nu fa.djɔ̃/ 		vous fadiez
/vu fa.dje/ 		se fadent
/sə fad/
imperfect2 me fadasse
/mə fa.das/ 		te fadasses
/tə fa.das/ 		se fadât
/sə fa.da/ 		nous fadassions
/nu fa.da.sjɔ̃/ 		vous fadassiez
/vu fa.da.sje/ 		se fadassent
/sə fa.das/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — fade-toi
/fad.twa/ 		— fadons-nous
/fa.dɔ̃.nu/ 		fadez-vous
/fa.de.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

fader

  1. comparative degree of fade

Adjective edit

fader

  1. inflection of fade:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish edit

Adjective edit

fader

  1. feminine dative of fad

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa(ː)dər/, /ˈfaðər/, /ˈfɛ(ː)dər/

Noun edit

fader (plural faders or fadres, genitive fader or faders or fadres)

  1. A father (male direct ancestor of someone or some creature)
  2. An indirect male ancestor (of some being)
  3. The inventor or originator of an idea, nation or lineage.
  4. A spiritual superordinate, teacher, or leader:
    1. A confessor (individual who one offers confessions to);
    2. One of the Church Fathers; an author of patristic writings.
  5. God/Jesus as father (of Jesus, as inventor, or as leader).
  6. An appellation signifying the speaker's inferiority.
  7. (rare) A secular superordinate or leader.
  8. (rare) A member of the Roman senate.
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

fader

  1. Alternative form of fadren

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun edit

fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)

  1. father (often in a religious context)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²faːer/, [²fɐ̞ː.ər], [²fɐ̞ː.er]
  • IPA(key): /²faːder/, [²fɐ̞ː.dər], [²fɐ̞ː.der] (literary pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -aːer, -aːder
  • Hyphenation: fa‧der

Noun edit

fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedrar, definite plural fedrane)

  1. (archaic, poetic) father

Declension edit

  Landsmål declension of fader (strong consonant-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative fader faderen feder federne
dative ― fadere ― fedrom
compound-genitive faders ― fedre ―

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Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Old Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old Dutch fader, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fader m (nominative plural faderas) (Northumbrian)

  1. Alternative form of fæder

Declension edit

Declension of fader
Case Singular Plural
nominative fader faderas
accusative fader faderas
genitive fader fadera
dative fader faderum

Old Frisian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fader m

  1. Alternative form of feder

References edit

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 195

Scots edit

Noun edit

fader (plural faders)

  1. Alternative form of faither

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑːdɛr/, [ˈfɑːdɛ̠r]
  • audio(file)

Noun edit

fader c

  1. (formal) father
  2. father, a term of address for a Christian priest
  3. father, creator
    Darwin - evolutionens fader.
    Darwin - the father of evolution.

Declension edit

Declension of fader 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fader fadern fäder fäderna
Genitive faders faderns fäders fädernas

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