pater familiae
Latin
Alternative forms
- pater familias
- paterfamilias
- paterfamiliae
Etymology
Alternative form of pater familias, replacing the archaic genitive of familia (“family", "household”) with the classical one.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpa.tɛr faˈmɪ.li.ae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpaː.t̪er faˈmiː.li.e]
Noun
pater familiae m (genitive patris familiae, feminine māter familiae); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pater familiae | patrēs familiae |
| genitive | patris familiae | patrum familiae |
| dative | patrī familiae | patribus familiae |
| accusative | patrem familiae | patrēs familiae |
| ablative | patre familiae | patribus familiae |
| vocative | pater familiae | patrēs familiae |