Stiefvater
See also: Stiefväter
German
Etymology
stief- (“step-”) + Vater (“father”). From Old High German stioffater. Compare Dutch stiefvader, English stepfather, Danish stedfar, Swedish styvfar, Icelandic stjúpfaðir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ/, /ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtər/
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Noun
Stiefvater m (genitive Stiefvaters, plural Stiefväter)
- stepfather
Declension
Declension of Stiefvater
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Stiefvater | die | Stiefväter |
genitive | eines | des | Stiefvaters | der | Stiefväter |
dative | einem | dem | Stiefvater | den | Stiefvätern |
accusative | einen | den | Stiefvater | die | Stiefväter |
Hypernyms
- Stiefeltern
Derived terms
- stiefväterlich
Further reading
- Stiefvater in Duden online