# der Gevatter

der Gevatter is a German noun meaning “friend, neighbour”. Forms: des Gevatters, die Gevatter.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Gevatters
- Plural: die Gevatter

## In other languages

- Русский: кум

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ godfather
   - Gevatter Tod — Death
2. friend, neighbour (especially as a term of address)
   - Laß sie gehen! sind Tiefenbacher, / Gevatter Schneider und Handschuhmacher! — Wallenstein's Camp

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