Sunday, August 23, 2009

Father, in my words

pader : father

The Illunse word for father is pader. Pader is a last name. Pader is a feminine first name that can be Hmong. In Rumantsch Grischun (which is standardized Romansh), and most Romansh dialects, pader translates to father. Pader is the name of a cities in the Philippines, and a city and district in Uganda.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for father which is pater, and the Old English word for father which is fæder

This word is nearly guessable. It's close to both the Old English and Latin words. I think it's a good word for father, and Romansh speakers in Switzerland would likely agree.

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