Polyglot Dictionary

Pate

/ˈpaːtə/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Paten

Meaning

  1. godfather

    • Er ist der Pate des Kindes.

      He is the child's godfather.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

parrain

parrain is the French word for the same thing — both mean "godfather."

Portuguese

padrinho

padrinho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "godfather."

Practice

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