paterfamilias

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(c. 1425 to 1475) From late Middle English paterfamilias, from Latin pater familiās. From Latin pater (“father”) + familiās, archaic genitive of familia (“family; household”). Literally, "father of the family" or "father of the household".

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: رَبّ اَلْعَائِلَة (rabb al-ʕāʔila) — a man who is the head of a household
• Faroese: húsbóndi — a man who is the head of a household
• Galician: petrucio — a man who is the head of a household
• Georgian: ტანუტერი (ṭanuṭeri) — a man who is the head of a household
• German: Paterfamilias — a man who is the head of a household
• German: Familienvater — a man who is the head of a household
• Greek: πάτερ φαμίλιας (páter famílias) — a man who is the head of a household
• Hungarian: családfő — a man who is the head of a household
• Hungarian: családapa — a man who is the head of a household
• Irish: ceann tí — a man who is the head of a household
• Irish: ceann urra teaghlaigh — a man who is the head of a household
• Italian: padre di famiglia — a man who is the head of a household
• Latin: pater familias — a man who is the head of a household
• Sicilian: patri di famigghia — a man who is the head of a household
• Spanish: paterfamilias — a man who is the head of a household
• Volapük: famülafat — a man who is the head of a household