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minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75·2 days agoOh damn, in German, “Vati” is an affectionate form like “daddy”, except it’s the word stem of “father” (“Vater”). And wouldn’t you know it, Christians also use “Vater” to refer to priests, the pope and their god.
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoYes, the US largely figured that out with The Empire Strikes Back. 😜
minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 hours agoExcept they were kinda wrong. “Vader” is father in Dutch, not German.
Oh damn, in German, “Vati” is an affectionate form like “daddy”, except it’s the word stem of “father” (“Vater”).
And wouldn’t you know it, Christians also use “Vater” to refer to priests, the pope and their god.
Yes, the US largely figured that out with The Empire Strikes Back. 😜
Except they were kinda wrong. “Vader” is father in Dutch, not German.