paternal
English
Etymology
From Old French paternal (“of a father”) (12c.), a learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin paternālis (“paternal”), from Classical Latin paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”), from pater (“father”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: pə-tû(r)'nəl, IPA(key): /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Adjective
paternal (comparative more paternal, superlative most paternal)
- Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
- paternal grandfather
- Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
- Received or inherited from one's father.
- Dryden
- their small paternal field of corn
- Dryden
- Acting as a father
- paternal filicide
Antonyms
- maternal – mother
Coordinate terms
- avuncular – uncle
- maternal – mother
- materteral – aunt
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to one's father
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fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father
received or inherited from one's father
acting as a father
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Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paternālis. Compare the descended term paternel.
Adjective
paternal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular paternale)
Declension
Declension of paternal
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | paternaus | paternale | paternal |
| Oblique | paternal | paternale | paternal | |
| Plural | Subject | paternal | paternales | paternal |
| Oblique | paternaus | paternales | paternal |
Descendants
- English: paternal
Spanish
Adjective
paternal (plural paternales)
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