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Stiefvater
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Stiefväter
German
Etymology
From de gmh stiefvater, from de goh stioffater, from de gmw-pro *steupafader, from de gem-pro *steupafadēr. Cognate with nl stiefvader, en stepfather, da stedfar, sv styvfar, is stjúpfaðir. de stief- step- Vater father.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ/ /ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtər/
de De-Stiefvater.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,^
stepfather
Declension
m,,^
Hypernyms
de Stiefeltern
Derived terms
de stiefväterlich
Further reading
de Family