Stiefsohn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stiefsun, stīfsun, from Old High German stiofsun, stiofsunu, from Proto-West Germanic *steupasunu, equivalent to stief- (“step-”) +‎ Sohn (“son”). Cognate with English stepson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌzoːn/

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Noun

Stiefsohn m (strong, genitive Stiefsohnes or Stiefsohns, plural Stiefsöhne)

1. stepson

Declension

Declension of Stiefsohn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stiefsohn	die	Stiefsöhne
genitive	eines	des	Stiefsohnes, Stiefsohns	der	Stiefsöhne
dative	einem	dem	Stiefsohn, Stiefsohne1	den	Stiefsöhnen
accusative	einen	den	Stiefsohn	die	Stiefsöhne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Stiefkind

See also

• Stieftochter
• Stiefvater, Stiefmutter

Further reading

• “Stiefsohn” in Duden online
• “Stiefsohn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌsoːn/

Noun

Stiefsohn m (plural Stiefsehn)

1. stepson

Hypernyms

• Stiefkind

See also

• Stiefdochter
• Stiefbruder, Stiefschwesder
• Stieffatter, Stiefmutter

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary