Masculine

Stiefvater

Sentences
Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

stieffvatter

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German stiefvater, from Old High German stioffater, from Proto-West Germanic *steupafader, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr. Cognate with Dutch stiefvader, English stepfather, Danish stedfar, Swedish styvfar, Icelandic stjúpfaðir. By surface analysis, stief- (“step-”) + Vater (“father”).

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