stiefväterlich
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
Adjective
stiefväterlich (comparative stiefväterlicher, superlative am stiefväterlichsten)
Declension
Derived terms
- stiefväterlich-
- *stiefväterlicherweise (cf. stiefmütterlicherweise)
- stiefväterlichseits
- Stiefväterlichkeit