Foar

See also: foar and foar-

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fader, from Proto-West Germanic *fader. Cognates include West Frisian faar and German Vater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔːr/
• Hyphenation: Foar
• Rhymes: -ɔːr

Noun

Foar m (plural Foare)

1. father
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:2:

     Abraham waas die Foar fon Isaak, Isaak fon Jakob, Jakob fon Juda un sien Brúre.

     Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers.

Usage notes

• Foar is used to describe the concept of a father in itself. To address one's own father, the word Babe is used, while when addressing someone else's father, the word Papa is used.

Coordinate terms

• Múur (“mother”)

Related terms

• Fadder
• Fädder

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Foar”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN