padrí

See also: padri

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈðɾi]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paˈðɾi]

Noun

padrí m (plural padrins, feminine padrina)

godfather, godparent
(Christianity) sponsor
(figurative) protector, mentor
(Lleida, Mallorca) grandfather
Synonym: avi

Derived terms

apadrinar
padrina
padrinatge
padrinejar

Related terms

pare

References

“padrí” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“padrí”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“padrí” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“padrí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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