großväterlich
German
Alternative forms
- grossväterlich (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Etymology
Großvater (“grandfather”) + -lich (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌfɛːtɐlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌfeːtɐlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: groß‧vä‧ter‧lich
Adjective
großväterlich (strong nominative masculine singular großväterlicher, comparative großväterlicher, superlative am großväterlichsten)
Declension
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Derived terms
- großväterlich-betulich
- großväterlicherseits
- Großväterlichkeit
- ungroßväterlich
- urgroßväterlich
- ururgroßväterlich
Related terms
- väterlich
- stiefväterlich
- unväterlich (nicht väterlich, rare)
See also
Further reading
- “großväterlich” in Duden online
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