gevader
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gevādere, from Old Dutch *gefadero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō (literally “co-father”). Equivalent to ge- (“co-”) + vader (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣə.vaː.dər/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːdər
Noun
gevader m (plural gevaders, diminutive gevadertje n, feminine gemoeder)
- (rare) godfather
- Als gevader over iemand staan.
- To keep on watching someone as one's godfather.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “gevader”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
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