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5-letter words (2 found)

FADER,FARED,

4-letter words (12 found)

ARED,DARE,DEAF,DEAR,EARD,FADE,FARD,FARE,FEAR,FRAE,RADE,READ,

3-letter words (17 found)

ARD,ARE,ARF,DAE,DEF,EAR,ERA,ERF,FAD,FAE,FAR,FED,FER,FRA,RAD,RED,REF,

2-letter words (12 found)

AD,AE,AR,DA,DE,EA,ED,EF,ER,FA,FE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 44 words from fader according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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Definitions and meaning of fader

fader

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪdə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

fade (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

fader (plural faders)

  1. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
  2. (computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.
Derived terms
  • crossfader
Translations

Etymology 2

fade (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective

fader

  1. comparative form of fade: more fade

Anagrams

  • Defra, Freda, fared, fear'd, feard

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Noun

fader c (singular definite faderen, plural indefinite fædre)

  1. (now formal) father
  2. A term of address for a Christian priest.

Inflection

Synonyms

  • far

Derived terms

  • fædreland (home country)

See also

  • moder
  • mor
  • broder
  • bror
  • søster

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan fadar.

Pronunciation

Verb

fader

  1. (reflexive, informal) to get stuck with

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “fader”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

fader

  1. comparative degree of fade

Adjective

fader

  1. inflection of fade:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish

Adjective

fader

  1. feminine dative of fad

Middle English

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Alternative forms

    • fæder, faderr, fadir, fadyr, fadur, feder, vader, veder, faðer, father, ffader

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfa(ː)dər/, /ˈfaðər/, /ˈfɛ(ː)dər/

    Noun

    fader (plural faders or fadres, genitive fader or faders or fadres)

    1. A father (male direct ancestor of someone or some creature)
    2. An indirect male ancestor (of some being)
    3. The inventor or originator of an idea, nation or lineage.
    4. A spiritual superordinate, teacher, or leader:
      1. A confessor (individual who one offers confessions to);
      2. One of the Church Fathers; an author of patristic writings.
    5. God/Jesus as father (of Jesus, as inventor, or as leader).
    6. An appellation signifying the speaker's inferiority.
    7. (rare) A secular superordinate or leader.
    8. (rare) A member of the Roman senate.
    Related terms
    Descendants
    • English: father
      • → Marshallese: bata
      • Gullah: farruh
    • Scots: faither, fader, faether, faider, fither
    • Yola: vather
    References
    • “fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-18.
    • p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    fader

    1. Alternative form of fadren

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Noun

    fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedre, definite plural fedrene)

    1. father (often in a religious context)

    Synonyms

    • far

    References

    • “fader” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²faːer/, [²fɐ̞ː.ər], [²fɐ̞ː.er]
    • IPA(key): /²faːder/, [²fɐ̞ː.dər], [²fɐ̞ː.der] (literary pronunciation)
    • Rhymes: -aːer, -aːder
    • Hyphenation: fa‧der

    Noun

    fader m (definite singular faderen, indefinite plural fedrar, definite plural fedrane)

    1. (archaic, poetic) father

    Declension

    Synonyms

    • far
    • pappa

    References

    • “fader” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

    Old English

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Old Germanic cognates: Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old Dutch fader, Old High German fater, Old Norse faðir, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.der/

    Noun

    fader m (nominative plural faderas) (Northumbrian)

    1. Alternative form of fæder

    Declension

    Old Frisian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfader/

    Noun

    fader m

    1. Alternative form of feder

    References

    • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 195

    Scots

    Noun

    fader (plural faders)

    1. Alternative form of faither

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From Old Swedish faþir, from Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɑːdɛr/, [ˈfɑːdɛ̠r]

    Noun

    fader c

    1. (formal) father
    2. father, a term of address for a Christian priest
    3. father, creator

    Declension

    Synonyms

    • far
    • pappa

    Derived terms

    See also

    • moder
    • mor
    • mamma
    • broder
    • bror
    • syster

    References

    • fader in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

    Anagrams

    • deraf, freda

    Source: wiktionary.org