paterno

adj.

paternal, fatherly.

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paterno

► adjetivo

1 paternal

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(f. - paterna)

adj.

parental

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ADJ paternal

abuelo paterno — paternal grandfather

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-na adjetivo

a) <abuelo> paternal (before n)

por línea paterna — on my (o your etc) father's side

b) <autoridad/herencia> paternal; <cariño> paternal, fatherly

su domicilio paterno — her parents' home

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= paternal.

Ex. The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.

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-na adjetivo

a) <abuelo> paternal (before n)

por línea paterna — on my (o your etc) father's side

b) <autoridad/herencia> paternal; <cariño> paternal, fatherly

su domicilio paterno — her parents' home

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= paternal.

Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.

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paterno -na

adjective

1 ‹abuelo› paternal (before n)

es pariente mío por línea paterna he's a relative of mine on my father's side

2 ‹autoridad› parental

3 ‹cariño› (del padre) fatherly; (de los padres) parental

abandonó el domicilio paterno she left her parents' home

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paterno

◊ -na adjetivo

a) ‹abuelo› paternal (before n)

b) ‹autoridad/herencia› paternal;

‹cariño› paternal, fatherly;

◊ su domicilio paterno her parents' home

paterno,-a adjetivo paternal
'paterno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paterna
English:
paternal

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paterno, -a adj

1. [del padre] paternal

2. [abuelo] paternal, on one's father's side;

está emparentado con él por línea paterna he's related to him on his father's side

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paterno

adj paternal

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paterno, -na adj

: paternal

abuela paterna: paternal grandmother