vatar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• vaatar, baatar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr. Cognate with German Vater, English father.

Noun

vatar m

1. (Luserna, Tredici Comuni) father

   Synonym: tatta

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien