Noun
der Pate
Pronunciation: /paːtə/
godfather
The German noun Pate means godfather in English.
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plural Paten
All meanings of Pate
Noun
- godfather
Pate in a German sentence
Mein Onkel ist der Pate meiner Tochter.
My uncle is the godfather of my daughter.
Forms of Pate
singular
der Pate
plural
die Paten
Pate in the four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Pate
Accusativeden Paten
Dativedem Paten
Genitivedes Paten
Plural
Nominativedie Paten
Accusativedie Paten
Dativeden Paten
Genitiveder Paten
Pate is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.