Vatermörder

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German

Etymology

From Vater (father) +‎ Mörder (murderer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːtɐˌmœʁdɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -œʁdɐ
  • Hyphenation: Va‧ter‧mör‧der

Noun

Vatermörder m (strong, genitive Vatermörders, plural Vatermörder, feminine Vatermörderin)

  1. patricide (murderer of their own father)
    Coordinate term: Muttermörder (matricide)
  2. (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!
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