Patri

[pah-tree]

noun

An·ge·lo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/, 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.

patri-

a combining form meaning “father,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin (patriarch; patrician), and used in the formation of new compounds (patrilineal ).

Also especially before a vowel, patr-.

Origin of patri-

combining form representing Latin pater, Greek patḗr father

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Historical Examples of patri

A patri—oh, you know what; like the Sons of England, you know!
Our Little Canadian Cousin
Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald
Riccabocca was standing on the hearth under his symbolical representation of the "Patri Exul."
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851
Various
Nec diu scelerum impunitus, patri consternatione perimitur; eadem spiritum eripiente, qu regnum largita fuerat.
Beowulf
R. W. Chambers
Patri solum omnibus carum est—The soil of their native land is dear to the hearts of all men.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources
James Wood
Patri fumus igne alieno luculentior—The smoke of our own country is brighter than fire in a foreign one.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources
James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for patri

patri-

combining form

fatherpatricide; patrilocal

Word Origin for patri-

from Latin pater, Greek patēr father

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Word Origin and History for patri

patri-

word-forming element used to make terms describing kinship of the father or the paternal line, from Latin patri-, comb. form of pater (see father (n.)).