stiefväterlich
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German
Etymology
Stiefvater (“stepfather”) + -lich (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌfɛːtɐlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /-ˌfeːtɐlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: stief‧vä‧ter‧lich
Adjective
stiefväterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefväterlicher, comparative stiefväterlicher, superlative am stiefväterlichsten)
Declension
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