athair.
father (male parent; term of address for a priest; male ancestor more remote than a parent, a progenitor)
Meaning & usage
father (male parent; term of address for a priest; male ancestor more remote than a parent, a progenitor)
Fuair m’athair bás.
ancestor
sire
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗrder. Proto-Celtic *ɸatīrder. Old Irish athair Irish athair From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Doublet of paidir.
creeper (plant that grows by creeping)
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