LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

patraster

patraster m (genitive patrastrī)
Classical[paˈtras.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[paˈtras.ter]

Meaning

  1. masculinefather-in-law
  2. masculinestep-father

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepatrasterpatrastrī
genitivepatrastrīpatrastrōrum
dativepatrastrōpatrastrīs
accusativepatrastrumpatrastrōs
ablativepatrastrōpatrastrīs
vocativepatrasterpatrastrī

pătraster, tri, m. pater,
I. a fatherin-law, Inscr. Maff. Mus. Ver. 360, 7; Inscr. Murat. 1632, 9; 1958, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂tḗr
  3. Proto-Italic*patēr
  4. Latinpatraster

Latin -aster Latin patraster From pater (“father”) + -aster.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpadrastre
  • Frenchparâtre
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepadrasto
  • Spanishpadrastro
  • Asturianpadrastru
  • Galicianpadrasto
Italo-Romance
  • Sicilianpatrastru

Quick answers

What does patraster mean in Latin?
patraster, a noun, means “father-in-law; step-father”.
What is the genitive of patraster?
The genitive singular is patrastrī. patraster is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce patraster?
In classical Latin, [paˈtras.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [paˈtras.ter].
Where does patraster come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? → Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr → Proto-Italic *patēr → Latin patraster.