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gevader

gevader

Dutch

Noun

gevader m ‎(plural gevaders, diminutive gevadertje n, feminine gemoeder)

  1. (rare) godfather
    Als gevader over iemand staan. — To keep on watching someone as one's godfather.

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gevadere, ghevadere, from Old Dutch *gefadero, from Proto-Germanic *gafaderô, from *ga- ‎(“co-”) +‎ *fadērô ‎(“uncle”); comparable to ge- +‎ vader. Cognate with Low German Gevadder, Gevader (< Old Saxon *gifadero), Old English ġefædera, Old High German gifatero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣə.vaː.dər/

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