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pater_familias
pater familias
See also: paterfamilias
Latin
Etymology
From pater (“father”) + familiās, an archaic genitive of familia (“family", "household”). Literally meaning "father of the family" or "father of the household".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ter faˈmi.li.aːs/, [ˈpa.tɛr faˈmɪ.li.aːs]
Noun
pater familiās m (genitive patris familiās); third declension
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pater familiās | patrēs familiās |
| genitive | patris familiās | patrum familiās |
| dative | patrī familiās | patribus familiās |
| accusative | patrem familiās | patrēs familiās |
| ablative | patre familiās | patribus familiās |
| vocative | pater familiās | patrēs familiās |
Synonyms
- pater familiae
References
- pater familias in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers