stiefväterlich

German

Etymology

Stiefvater (stepfather) + -lich (-ly)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌfɛːtɐlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌfeːtɐlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: stief‧vä‧ter‧lich

Adjective

stiefväterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefväterlicher, comparative stiefväterlicher, superlative am stiefväterlichsten)

  1. stepfatherly

Declension

Derived terms

  • stiefväterlichseits
  • Stiefväterlichkeit

See also

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