Vatter

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈfɑtːər/

Noun

Vatter m (genitive Vatters, plural Vättere)

  1. father
    • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      So, das säge n'i am Vatter.
      I'll tell father.

Central Franconian

Etymology

From early modern German Vatter (contemporary Vater). The native dialectal form is obsolete Vader. Both from Old High German fater, *fader.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfatʌ/

Noun

Vatter m (plural Vätter, diminutive Vätterche)

  1. father
    Menge Bapp hät jemeent, als Vatter moss mer seng Famillich alleen ernähre.
    My father thought that as a father you must provide for your family on your own.

Usage notes

  • The commoner word for “male parent” is Bapp, Papp, but Vatter is common in other senses, e.g. “father” as a position within the family. (Compare the example above.)
  • Only Vatter is used for the Christian God.

See also

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