Verbum Hodiernum: PATER

---

PATER Dictionary Entry

---

Today's word is the noun PATER (gen. patris), meaning "father." As you can see, the English word and Latin word are etymological cousins. You can find a table listing the various forms of this word in the Indo-European languages at this Indo-European Lexicon online at UT Austin.

Here are some examples of today's word in Latin sayings and proverbs:

Pater semper incertus.

Mater certa, pater semper incertus.

Amor elegantiae pater.

Tempus veritatis pater.

Labor gloriae pater.

Labor bonae famae pater est.

Crudelitatis mater est avaritia, pater furor.

Pater mendaciorum diabolus est.

Nummus nummum parit, ut pater liberos.

Talis filius, qualis pater.

Pater avarus, filius prodigus.

In domo patris mei mansiones multae sunt.

Fili, suscipe senectam patris tui.

Honora patrem et matrem.

Sequamur vestigia patrum nostrorum.

Patres nostri peccaverunt et nos peccata eorum portamus.





.