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German
Etymology
From Vater (“father”) + Mörder (“murderer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːtɐˌmœʁdɐ/
- Rhymes: -œʁdɐ
- Hyphenation: Va‧ter‧mör‧der
Noun
Vatermörder m (strong, genitive Vatermörders, plural Vatermörder, feminine Vatermörderin)
- patricide (murderer of their own father)
- Coordinate term: Muttermörder (“matricide”)
- (informal) stiff wing collar
1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]:Schon die Männermode der hohen steifen Kragen, der ›Vatermörder‹, die jede lockere Bewegung unmöglich machten, der schwarzen schweifwedelnden Bratenröcke und der an Ofenröhren erinnernden Zylinderhüte fordert zur Heiterkeit heraus, aber wie erst die ›Dame‹ von einst in ihrer mühseligen und gewaltsamen, ihrer in jeder Einzelheit die Natur vergewaltigenden Aufmachung!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Vatermörder
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