vitricus

Concepts

stepfather

step-father

stepdad

Synonyms

patrāster

Translations

patrigno

padrasto

padrastre

Stiefvater

beau-père

stiefvader

padrastro

πατριός

pairastre

üvey baba

parâtre

padrigno

زوج الأمّ

zirbav

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwiː.trɪ.kʊs]

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)wí-tero-s (“further apart; second, other”), but the (likely) long /iː/ is problematic.