paterno
Portuguese, adjective/paˈtɛʁ.nu/
paterno is spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,683rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paterno is a Portuguese adjective meaning “paternal (relating to fathers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao pai”.
What does paterno mean in English?
adjective
- 1
paternal (relating to fathers)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao pai
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), 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 Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paterno?
- Brazil /paˈtɛʁ.nu/
- Brazil [paˈtɛɦ.nu]
- /paˈtɛɾ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
paterno appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).