a child's godfather in relation to their parents: a co-father; or a child's father in relation to their co-father and his family · a male wedding witness or best man in relation to the spouses, or a bridegroom in relation to his wedding witness · a way of addressing an old male friend
köken: From Late Latin compatrem, from Latin com- (“together”) + pater (“father”), whence also padre. Cognate to Neapolitan cumpà, Sicilian cumpari; see more at compater.
köken: From Middle Dutch gevādere, from Old Dutch *gefadero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafadurjō (literally “co-father”). Equivalent to ge- (“co-”) + vader (“father”).
godfather (a male godparent) · best man (the primary attendant to the groom at a wedding) · A term of address for someone, typically a waiter
çekim: çoğul padrinhos
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese padrinho, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Galician padriño.
köken: From Byzantine Greek νονός (nonós), from Koine Greek νόννος (nónnos), either of onomatopoetic origin or perhaps borrowed from Late Latin nonnus.
A godparent, or (more strictly) a godfather (person present at the christening who agrees to help raise the child) · A sponsor, a supporter (of a company, project, or the like) · A mentor, a buddy; someone who helps and guide somebody in certain situations, for instance in a school or workplace.
köken: Inherited from Old Swedish fadder, derived from Low German vadder, short for Low German gevadder, calque of Latin compater, affix of com- (“joint”) + pater (“father”). First attested in 1491.
godfather (a man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child)
çekim: çoğul keresztapák
zıt: keresztfiú, keresztlány
köken: From kereszt (“baptizing, christening”) + apa (“father”).
godfather: a man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child
From Middle High German gevatere, gevater, gefater, from Old High German gifatero (“godfather”), from Proto-West Germanic *gafaderjō, equivalent to ge- + Vater. Cognate with Old English ġefædera (“godfather”), Middle Low German gevādere, Dutch gevader, Yiddish קוואַטער (kvater). Compare also Medieval Latin compater. It is unclear whether the Germanic words were calqued from the Latin, or vice…