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German
Etymology
Großvater (“grandfather”) + -lich (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌfɛːtɐlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌfeːtɐlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: groß‧vä‧ter‧lich
Adjective
großväterlich (strong nominative masculine singular großväterlicher, comparative großväterlicher, superlative am großväterlichsten)
- grandfatherly
Declension
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