German Low German

Alternative forms

• (in some dialects, including Low Prussian) Voder
• Vadder
• Fader
• Vaar (rare)

Noun

Vader m ‎(plural Vaders)

1. (in most dialects, including Low Prussian) father

See also

• Kind
• Moder, Modder, Möder, Medder, Mudder

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vader, from Old Dutch fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːdər/

Noun

vader ‎(plural vaders)

1. father

Coordinate terms

• moeder

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.dər/

Etymology

From Old Dutch fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare German Vater, West Frisian faar, North Frisian faaðer, Low German Vader, English father, Danish fader.

Noun

vader m ‎(plural vaders or gevaderen, diminutive vadertje n, feminine moeder)

1. father

vader m ‎(plural vaderen or gevaderen)

1. forefather

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: Darth Vader

Anagrams

• daver

Interlingua

Etymology

Latin vadere

Verb

vader

1. to go

Conjugation

• Note: The present tense also has an irregular form: va (besides the regular form vade shown in the table hereunder).

Latin

Verb

vader

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of vadō

Middle English

Noun

vader

1. father

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

vader

1. present tense of vade

Swedish

Noun

vader

1. indefinite plural of vad