großväterlich

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Großvater (grandfather) +‎ -lich (-ly)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌfɛːtɐlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌfeːtɐlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: groß‧vä‧ter‧lich

Adjective

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großväterlich (strong nominative masculine singular großväterlicher, comparative großväterlicher, superlative am großväterlichsten)

  1. grandfatherly

Declension

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See also

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