Stiefvater
See also: Stiefväter
German
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German stioffater. Cognate with Dutch stiefvader, English stepfather, Danish stedfar, Swedish styvfar, Icelandic stjúpfaðir. By surface analysis, stief- (“step-”) + Vater (“father”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStiefvater m (strong, genitive Stiefvaters, plural Stiefväter)
Declension
editDeclension of Stiefvater [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Stiefvater” in Duden online
- “Stiefvater” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache