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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German vaterlich, veterlich, from Old High German faterlīh, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz. By surface analysis, פֿאָטער (foter) + ־לעך (-lekh). Compare German väterlich, Dutch vaderlijk, English fatherly.
Adjective
פֿאָטערלעך • (foterlekh)
- fatherly, paternal
Adverb
פֿאָטערלעך • (foterlekh)
- fatherly, paternally
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿאָטערלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿאָטערלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .