pater (pa-tèr), n.m., (—) Lord’s prayer, paternoster; great bead (of a chaplet).
patère, n.f., window-screw; clothes peg; curtain rest, curtain hook.
☉paterne, adj., (jest.) fatherly, paternal.
paternel, -le, adj., paternal, fatherly. Parents —s; relations on the father’s side. Bénédiction —le; father’s blessing. Amour —; fatherly love.
paternellement (-nèl-mān), adv., paternally, fatherly.
paternité, n.f., paternity, fathership.
pâteu-x, -se, adj., doughy, clammy, sticky; milky (of gems); muddy (of roads). Chemin —; muddy road.
pathétique, adj., pathetic, affecting, moving, touching.
pathétique, n.m., pathos.
pathétiquement (-tik-mān), adv., pathetically.