vaterlos

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vaterlōs, faterlōs, from Old High German faterlōs, from Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz, equivalent to Vater +‎ -los. Cognate with English fatherless.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːtɐˌloːs/
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Adjective

vaterlos (strong nominative masculine singular vaterloser, not comparable)

  1. fatherless, without a male parent
    Nachdem brutalen Unfall wurde der Junge vaterlos, weil sein Vater starb. Nur er und seine Mutter lebten noch.
    After the brutal accident the boy became fatherless, because his father died. Only he and his mother still lived.

Declension

Further reading

  • vaterlos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vaterlos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon