πατήρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *patḗr (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳 (pa-te)), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognates include Old English fæder (English father), Phrygian πατερης (paterēs), Latin pater, Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ), and Old Armenian հայր (hayr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰτήρ • (patḗr) m (genitive πᾰτρός or πᾰτέρος); third declension

  1. father
    Synonyms: νόννος (nónnos), φύτωρ (phútōr)
    1. epithet of Zeus
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.544:
        Τὴν δ’ ἠμείβετ’ ἔπειτα πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε·
        Tḕn d’ ēmeíbet’ épeita patḕr andrôn te theôn te;
        Then the father of men and gods answered her:
    2. respectful address of an older man
    3. (figurative) author
    4. (in the plural) forefathers, ancestors
  2. (Christianity) God the Father; (one of the three Persons of the Trinity)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πατήρ (patír), πατέρας (patéras)
  • Yevanic: פַטִיר (patir)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ (patḗr). Doublet of πατέρας (patéras).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paˈtir]
  • Hyphenation: πα‧τήρ

Noun

πατήρ • (patír) m

  1. (religion) God the Father
  2. (literary) father (form of address for monk or priest)
  3. Katharevousa form of πατέρας (patéras), father
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.