faðir

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with English father, German Vater, German Low German Vader, Voder, Vadder, Icelandic faðir, Norwegian Bokmål far, fader, Norwegian Nynorsk far, fader, Danish far, fader, Swedish far, fader. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛaːjɪɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛaːjɪɹ === Noun === faðir m (genitive singular faðirs or føður, plural fedrar) father ==== Usage notes ==== The oblique singular form føður is very rare and limited to poetry. ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === farið, friða == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse faðir (“father”), from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with English father, German Vater, German Low German Vader, Voder, Vadder, Faroese faðir, Norwegian Bokmål far, fader, Norwegian Nynorsk far, fader, Danish far, fader, Swedish far, fader. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaːðɪr/ Rhymes: -aːðɪr === Noun === faðir m (genitive singular föður or (proscribed) föðurs, nominative plural feður) or(proscribed) feður f pl (plural only, genitive plural (proscribed) feðra) (higher register) father Synonyms: (informal) pabbi; (old-fashioned) pápi; (child's term, rare) babbi Judges 2:19 ==== Usage notes ==== The nonstandard indefinite genitive singular föðurs(ins) is sometimes used but is proscribed. For the proscribed feminine inflection, compare regional fjörður, also vetur, fingur, fótur, bróðir and to a lesser extent to nouns ending in -andi or -jandi. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “faðir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “faðir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “faðir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) “faðir”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies === Anagrams === farði, friða == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === ᚠᛅᚦᛁᛦ (faþiʀ) === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fadēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Cognate with Old English fæder, Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old High German fater, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar). === Pronunciation === (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈfɑðɪr/ === Noun === faðir m (genitive fǫður, plural feðr) father 10th c. inscription on the Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, one of the Jelling stones. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: faðir Faroese: faðir Norn: Orkney: fa Shetland: fy Norwegian Nynorsk: far, fader; (dialectal) fade, fair, fai → Kven: faari Elfdalian: faðer Old Swedish: faþir, fadher, fadhir, ᚠᛆᚦᛁᚱSwedish: fader, far Old Danish: faþir, fathærDanish: fader, farNorwegian Bokmål: far, faderScanian: faðer Gutnish: far, fadar, fadur