Polyglot Dictionary

Stiefvater

/ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Stiefväter

Meaning

  1. stepfather

    • Mein Stiefvater ist sehr nett.

      My stepfather is very nice.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

padrastro

padrastro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "stepfather."

Portuguese

padrasto

padrasto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stepfather."

Practice

1 What does Stiefvater mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein ___ ist sehr nett.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Stiefvater?

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