Godfather
//ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ//
Translations of "godfather" (64 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | nún(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), núni(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Arabic | إِشْبِين(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), شِبِين(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), عَرَّاب(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | ʔišbīn, šibīn, ʕarrāb | |
| Armenian | կնքահայր(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), քավոր(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | knkʻahayr, kʻavor | |
| Asturian | padrín(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | kirvə(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), mafiya babası(mafia leader), vorzakon(mafia leader), xaç atası(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Basque | aitabitxi(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Belarusian | хро́сны(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хро́сны ба́цька(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | xrósny, xrósny bácʹka | |
| Bulgarian | кръ́стник(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), кръ́стник(mafia leader) | krǎ́stnik, krǎ́stnik | |
| Catalan | padrí(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Chavacano | padrino(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 乾爹 /干爹(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 代父(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 教父(mafia leader) | gāndiē, dàifù, jiàofù | |
| Czech | kmotr(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), kmotr(mafia leader) | — | |
| Danish | fadder(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudfader(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudfar(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Dutch | gevader(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), peter(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Esperanto | baptopatro(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), baptopatro(mafia leader) | — | |
| Finnish | kummisetä(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), kummisetä(mafia leader) | — | |
| French | parrain(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), parrain(mafia leader) | — | |
| Galician | compadre(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padriño(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Georgian | ნათლია(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ნათლიმამა(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | natlia, natlimama | |
| German | Firmgöd(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Firmpate(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Gevatter(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Gote(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Göd(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Götti(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Pate(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Pate(mafia leader), Patenonkel(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Taufgöd(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Taufpate(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Taufzeuge(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Greek | νονός(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), νονός(mafia leader) | nonós, nonós | |
| Hebrew | סנדק(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | sandak | |
| Hungarian | keresztapa(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), keresztapa(mafia leader) | — | |
| Ido | baptopatro(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Indonesian | ayah baptis(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), bapak baptis(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Ingrian | meeskooma(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | پِدَرْخوانْدِه(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | pedarxânde | |
| Irish | athair baistí(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), oide baistí(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Italian | compare(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrino(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrone(mafia leader) | — | |
| Japanese | ゴッドファーザー(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 代父(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 名付け親(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 教父(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 親分(mafia leader) | goddofāzā, daifu, kyōfu, oyabun | |
| Javanese | kaki among(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Korean | 대부(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | daebu | |
| Latin | patrinus(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), susceptorus(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Latvian | krusttēvs(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | kmótš(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Macedonian | кум(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), кум(mafia leader) | kum, kum | |
| Nheengatu | payangawa(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | dåpsvitne(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), fadder(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudfar(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | dåpsvitne(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), fadder(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudfar(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Occitan | pairin(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Odia | ଧର୍ମ ବାପା(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | dharma bāpā | |
| Polish | chrzestny(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ojciec chrzestny(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ojciec chrzestny(mafia leader), słupek(post used in repairing a fence) | — | |
| Portuguese | padrinho(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrinho(mafia leader) | — | |
| Romanian | naș(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), naș(mafia leader), nun(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Romansch | padregn(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrin(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Russian | крёстный(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), крёстный оте́ц(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), крёстный оте́ц(mafia leader) | krjóstnyj, krjóstnyj otéc, krjóstnyj otéc | |
| Scots | godfaither(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | athair-baistidh(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), goistidh(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kȗm(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), kȗm(mafia leader), ку̑м(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ку̑м(mafia leader) | — | |
| Sicilian | cumpari(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrinu(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Slovak | kmotor(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), krstný otec(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Slovene | boter(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Spanish | padrino(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrino(mafia leader) | — | |
| Swedish | fadder(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudfader(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudfader(mafia leader), gudfar(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Tagalog | inaama(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ninong(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), padrino(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Tajik | падархонди таъмидӣ(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | padarxond-i ta'midi | |
| Taos | kumpàyliʼína(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Thai | พ่อทูนหัว(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), พ่ออุปถัมภ์(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), เจ้าพ่อ(mafia leader) | pɔ̂ɔ-tuun-hǔua, pɔ̂ɔ-ù-bpà-tǎm, jâao-pɔ̂ɔ | |
| Turkish | kirve(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), mafya babası(mafia leader), vaftiz baba(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Ukrainian | хре́сний(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хре́сний ба́тько(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хреще́ний(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хреще́ний ба́тько(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | xrésnyj, xrésnyj bátʹko, xreščényj, xreščényj bátʹko | |
| Vietnamese | cha đỡ đầu(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Volapük | hispönan(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Welsh | tad bedydd(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Yup'ik | kelussnaq(man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — |
nún, núni
padrín
kirvə, mafiya babası, vorzakon, xaç atası
aitabitxi
padrí
padrino
kmotr, kmotr
fadder, gudfader, gudfar
gevader, peter
baptopatro, baptopatro
kummisetä, kummisetä
parrain, parrain
compadre, padriño
Firmgöd, Firmpate, Gevatter, Gote, Göd, Götti, Pate, Pate, Patenonkel, Taufgöd, Taufpate, Taufzeuge
keresztapa, keresztapa
baptopatro
ayah baptis, bapak baptis
meeskooma
athair baistí, oide baistí
compare, padrino, padrone
kaki among
patrinus, susceptorus
krusttēvs
kmótš
payangawa
dåpsvitne, fadder, gudfar
dåpsvitne, fadder, gudfar
pairin
chrzestny, ojciec chrzestny, ojciec chrzestny, słupek
padrinho, padrinho
naș, naș, nun
padregn, padrin
godfaither
athair-baistidh, goistidh
kȗm, kȗm, ку̑м, ку̑м
cumpari, padrinu
kmotor, krstný otec
boter
padrino, padrino
fadder, gudfader, gudfader, gudfar
inaama, ninong, padrino
kumpàyliʼína
kirve, mafya babası, vaftiz baba
хре́сний, хре́сний ба́тько, хреще́ний, хреще́ний ба́тько
xrésnyj, xrésnyj bátʹko, xreščényj, xreščényj bátʹko
cha đỡ đầu
hispönan
tad bedydd
kelussnaq
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