gevader

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gevādere, from Old Dutch *gefadero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō (literally “co-father”). Equivalent to ge- (“co-”) +‎ vader (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣə.vaː.dər/

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• Rhymes: -aːdər

Noun

gevader m (plural gevaders, diminutive gevadertje n, feminine gemoeder)

1. (rare) godfather

   Als gevader over iemand staan.

   To keep on watching someone as one's godfather.

Derived terms

• gevaderschap

Further reading

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “gevader”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001