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Old English · noun

fædera

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈfæ.de.rɑ/
Syllables: ˈfæ · de · rɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English: paternal uncle paternal uncle father's

fædera1 · noun · masculine

Senses

paternal uncle (father's brother)

Declension · weak

Declension of fædera
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fædera	fæderan
Accusative	fæderan	fæderan
Genitive	fæderan	fæderena
Dative	fæderan	fæderum

fædera2 · noun · inflected form

Senses

genitive plural of fæder
Inflected form of fæder

All forms (4)

fædera
fæderan
fæderena
fæderum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fadurjō (“paternal uncle”).

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