Landesvater

See also: Landesväter

German

Etymology

From Land (“country”) +‎ -es- +‎ Vater (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlandəsˌfaːtɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Lan‧des‧va‧ter

Noun

Landesvater m (strong, genitive Landesvaters, plural Landesväter)

  1. (historical) territorial lord
  2. (often humorous) head of state

Declension

Declension of Landesvater [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Landesvater die Landesväter
genitive eines des Landesvaters der Landesväter
dative einem dem Landesvater den Landesvätern
accusative einen den Landesvater die Landesväter

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