See also: Patern

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin paternus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. paternal
  2. parental

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Further reading edit

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pa‧tern

Noun edit

patern

  1. a pattern

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French paterne, from Latin paternus.

Adjective edit

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

  1. paternal

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