pater
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For instance, we find closely matching terms in Latin with "pater," Sanskrit's "pitar" and in Greek with "patér" – all older languages that developed separately from the Germanic line.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
The line “Hoping for the arms of mater” rhymes with pater, but I didn’t know what it was like to have a mother.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 27, 2018
Yet critics maintain that the Packers have betrayed not only the country but also the pater familias of football: legendary Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2017
Cosby set Constand up on a meeting with Lou Weiss, a pater familias of the old WMA who retired in 2007.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2017
At the front of the room, the pater trembled—either from rage or fear, Annabeth wasn’t sure which.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
This single parent language – known as Proto Indo-European – spawned all these later languages and their shared word for paters.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
“Good man. But best not mention it to”—Hugo nodded through the garage wall—“the maters and the paters, or we'll spend the rest of the afternoon playing Ludo or the Game of Life under strict supervision.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
He made the cave fur himself an' lived there, an' ivery day he'd say tin thousand paters, an' five thousand aves, an' a thousand craydos, an' thin go out among the poor.
From Irish Wonders by D. R. (David Russell) McAnally
So that avenin' he ordhered his monks to say a thousand craydos, an' two thousand paters an' aves, an' afther that was done, he got in his boat an' crassed the lake.
From Irish Wonders by D. R. (David Russell) McAnally
Then he remained quite still for about five paters and aves, and smiled toward the ceiling.
From Without Dogma by Henryk Sienkiewicz
