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Pate
FromMiddle High Germanpate,bate, fromMedieval Latinpāterspīrituālis. CompareMiddle Low Germanpāde,Old High Germanpate(“godmother”),Middle High Germanpfetter (fromOld High Germanpfetiro(“godfather”)). Related toGermanPfetter.
Pate m (weak,genitivePaten,pluralPaten,femininePatin) (All inflected forms arePaten.)