patern

See also: Patern

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin paternus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈtɛrn]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈtɛɾn]

Adjective

patern (feminine paterna, masculine plural paterns, feminine plural paternes)

1. paternal
2. parental

Related terms

• pare
• patri

Further reading

• “patern” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English pattern, from earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧tern

Noun

patern

1. a pattern

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French paterne, from Latin paternus.

Adjective

patern m or n (feminine singular paternă, masculine plural paterni, feminine and neuter plural paterne)

1. paternal

Declension

Declension of patern

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	patern		paternă	paterni	paterne
	definite	paternul		paterna	paternii	paternele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	patern		paterne	paterni	paterne
	definite	paternului		paternei	paternilor	paternelor

Related terms

• paternitate