Stiefvater

See also: Stiefväter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stiefvater, from Old High German stioffater, from Proto-West Germanic *steupafader, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr. Cognate with Dutch stiefvader, English stepfather, Danish stedfar, Swedish styvfar, Icelandic stjúpfaðir. By surface analysis, stief- (“step-”) +‎ Vater (“father”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ/, /ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtər/
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Noun

Stiefvater m (strong, genitive Stiefvaters, plural Stiefväter)

  1. stepfather

Declension

Declension of Stiefvater [masculine, strong]
singular plural
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

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