LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

patrēs

patrēs m pl (genitive patrum)
Classical[ˈpa.treːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaː.tres]

Meaning

  1. the patricians (members of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order)
  2. the senators; the Senate
    Cn. Fuluius Centumalus P. Sulpicius Galba consules cum idibus Martiis magistratum inissent, senatu in Capitolium uocato, de re publica, de administratione belli, de prouinciis exercitibusque patres consuluerunt.When the consuls Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus and Publius Sulpicius Galba took up the magistracy on the Ides of March, they summoned the senate to the Capitoline Hill and consulted the senators on issues regarding the state, the handling of the war, the provinces and the armies.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 26.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—patrēs
genitive—patrum
dative—patribus
accusative—patrēs
ablative—patribus
vocative—patrēs

Origins

From pater.

Quick answers

What does patrēs mean in Latin?
patrēs, a noun, means “the patricians (members of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order); the senators; the Senate”.
What is the genitive of patrēs?
The genitive singular is patrum. patrēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce patrēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈpa.treːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.tres].