Vadder

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Vatter (most of Central Franconian, changed from the dialectical form under influence from German)

Etymology

From Middle High German vater, from Old High German fater, fader, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Compare Limburgish vajer, Dutch vader, German Vater, English father.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑ¹.dəʀ/, [ˈvɑ¹.dəʀ̥], [ˈvɑ¹.dɐ]

Noun

Vadder m (plural Vaddere or Vedder, diminutive Veddersje)

1. (Limburgan Ripuarian) father

   Heë is perfek ziengen Vadder ― He is exactly like his father

Usage notes

• The commoner word for “male parent” is Bap, Pap, but Vadder is common in other senses, e.g. “father” as a position within the family.
• Only Vadder is used for the Christian God.

Derived terms

• Bestevadder
• Biechvadder
• Famillieëvadder
• Jodvadder
• Jroeësvadder
• Kirchvadder
• Lanksvadder
• Oervadder
• Pleegvadder
• Sjtamvadder
• Sjtiefvadder
• Sjweiervadder
• Vadderdaag
• Vadderfiejoer
• Vadderlank
• Vadderloeës
• Vaddermörder
• Vadderónzer
• Vaddesj-sjap
• Vaddesj-sjtad
• Vaddesj-sjwester
• Vaddesj-zie
• Vaddesjdeel
• Vaddesjmodder
• Vaddesjnaam
• Vedderlieg

See also

• Modder

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Vaader, Vatter (Krefeld)
• vaajer (Maastrichtian)
• vader (Roermond, Sittard, Valkenburg, Venlo)
• fatter (Sittard)
• vadder (Voeren)
• vajer (various dialects, Dutch-based spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.dəʁ/
• Hyphenation: Vad‧der
• Rhymes: -adəʁ

Noun

Vadder m (plural Vaddere, diminutive Vädderke)

1. (Eupen) father (male parent)
2. (Eupen, Christianity) Father (God, the father of Creation)
3. (Eupen, Christianity) Father (a title for priests)

Related terms

• Modder

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Vater, English father.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfadɐ/

Noun

Vadder m (plural Vedder)

1. father

See also

• Daadi