stiefväterlich

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German

Etymology

Stiefvater (stepfather) +‎ -lich (-ly) (Stiefvater > stiefväter- + -lich)

Pronunciation

  • 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

stiefväterlich (comparative stiefväterlicher, superlative am stiefväterlichsten)

  1. stepfatherly

Declension

Template:de-decl-adj

Derived terms

See also