patr-

1. variant of patri- before a vowel.

Example Sentences

“I still have a barrier, something on my mind to stop me from eating it,” said Patr Srisook, a freelance photographer.

From Seattle Times

“I still have a barrier, something on my mind to stop me from eating it,” said Patr Srisook, a freelance photographer.

From Washington Times

We've had a jolly time, and now, ole f'ler, Ash "coping-shtone" to all this talk and toddy, As shequel to thish patr'otic stir, I'm going to amneshty—yesh, everybody!

From Project Gutenberg

Hildegard’s writings, besides the Scivias already mentioned and first printed in Paris in 1513, include the Liber divinorum operum, Explanatio regulae S. Benedicti, Physica and the Letters, &c., are contained in Migne, Patr.

From Project Gutenberg

The middle ages attributed to him sixty works, and the edition in Migne’s Patr.

From Project Gutenberg

Words That Use patr-

What does patr- mean?

The combining form patr- is used like a prefix meaning “father.” It is often used in a variety of scientific and technical terms, especially in anthropology.

Patr- comes from Latin pater, meaning “father.” The Greek cognate, also meaning “father,” is patḗr, which is the source of patriarchy. Find out more at our entry for the word.

The “mother” counterpart to patr- is matr-.

What are variants of patr-?

Patr- is a rare variant of patri-, which loses its -i– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use patri- article.