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  Patri

  noun

  Angelo 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
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  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 ).

Patri

¹ American  

[pah-tree] / ˈpɑ tri /

noun

1. Angelo 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.

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patri- ² American  

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

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patri- British  

combining form

1. father

   patricide

   patrilocal

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Usage

What does patri- mean? The combining form patri- is used like a prefix meaning “father.” It is often used in a variety of scientific and technical terms, especially in anthropology. Patri- 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 patri- is matri-. Check out our Words That Use article for matri- to learn more. What are variants of patri-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, patri- becomes the rare form patr-. Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use article for patr-.

Etymology

Origin of patri-

Combining form representing Latin pater, Greek patḗr father

Example Sentences

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Patri Friedman, a software engineer and grandson of economist Milton Friedman, first tried building floating city-states, and then launched a fund to seed “startup cities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Based in San Francisco, the organization was founded by Patri Friedman, a Google software engineer and grandson of Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize–winning economist best known for his ideas about the limitations of government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Buchanan's second booking came for a challenge on Patri Guijarro just before the hour mark.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024

Spain came into the tournament missing some of their best talent due to the player revolt, including several members from Barcelona's triumphant Champions League campaign like Mapi Leon, Patri Guijarro and Sandra Panos.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023

The Gloria Patri has been used in Christian worship from the beginning and is traceable to the Baptismal formula.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by William James Miller

Octavian, born at Rome in 938, of the patrician Alberic, and afterwards patri- cian himself in 954, installed in Jan. 956; banished in 963 by the emperor Otho the Great, 963 132.

From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou

The horrors are not blinked at, yet neither is Russian patri- otism ignored.

From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne