nounnot in the study set
das Vaterunser
/ˌfaːtɐˈ(ʔ)ʊnzɐ/
Lord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster; an approximate measure of time: as long as it takes to say the Our Father at an intermediate tempo, i.e. about half a minute
- genitive
- des Vaterunsers
- plural
- die Vaterunser
- built from
- Vater + Unser
Meanings
- 1
Lord's Prayer; Our Father; paternoster — prayer that Jesus taught his disciples
- 2
an approximate measure of time: as long as it takes to say the Our Father at an intermediate tempo, i.e. about half a minute
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasVaterunser | dieVaterunser |
| accusative | dasVaterunser | dieVaterunser |
| dative | demVaterunser | denVaterunsern |
| genitive | desVaterunsers | derVaterunser |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.