paterno
Spanish, adjective/paˈteɾno/
paterno is spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paterno is a Spanish adjective meaning “parental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Perteneciente al padre, o propio suyo, o derivado de él”.
What does paterno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
parental
- 2
paternal
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Perteneciente al padre, o propio suyo, o derivado de él.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of paterno
- paterna feminine
- paternos masculine plural
- paternas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paterno?
- /paˈteɾno/
- [paˈt̪eɾ.no]
- [paˈt̪eɾno]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paterno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paterno in Spanish?
paterno appears 1.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).