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stiefväterlich

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German

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Etymology

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Stiefvater (stepfather) +‎ -lich (-ly)

Pronunciation

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  • 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
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Adjective

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

  1. stepfatherly

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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