Stiefvater
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See also: Stiefväter
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German stioffater. Cognate with Dutch stiefvader, English stepfather, Danish stedfar, Swedish styvfar, Icelandic stjúpfaðir. By surface analysis, stief- (“step-”) + Vater (“father”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Stiefvater m (strong, genitive Stiefvaters, plural Stiefväter)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Stiefvater [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Stiefvater | die | Stiefväter |
genitive | eines | des | Stiefvaters | der | Stiefväter |
dative | einem | dem | Stiefvater | den | Stiefvätern |
accusative | einen | den | Stiefvater | die | Stiefväter |
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Further reading[edit]
- “Stiefvater” in Duden online
- “Stiefvater” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache