Landesvater

See also: Landesväter

German

Etymology

From Land (“country”) +‎ -es- +‎ Vater (“father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlandəsˌfaːtɐ]
Hyphenation: Lan‧des‧va‧ter

Noun

Landesvater m (genitive Landesvaters, plural Landesväter)

(historical) territorial lord
(often humorous) head of state

Declension

Declension of Landesvater

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Landesvater	die	Landesväter
genitive	eines	des	Landesvaters	der	Landesväter
dative	einem	dem	Landesvater	den	Landesvätern
accusative	einen	den	Landesvater	die	Landesväter

Further reading

Landesvater in Duden online

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