Greek

Noun

πατέρας • ‎(patéras) m ‎(plural πατέρες, feminine μητέρα)

1. father; a male parent
2. Father (form of address for monk or priest)
3. (figuratively) founder of a science
4. (plural) ancestors

Declension

Synonyms

• (priest): πατήρ m ‎(patír)

Antonyms

• μητέρα f ‎(mitéra, “mother”)

Related terms

• πατερούλης m ‎(pateroúlis, “diminutive for of father”)
• πατρικός ‎(patrikós, “fatherly”)
• πατροκτονία ‎(patroktonía, “patricide”)

See also

see: Appendix:Greek phrasebook/Family