großväterlich

== German == === Alternative forms === grossväterlich (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === From 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== väterlich stiefväterlich unväterlich (nicht väterlich, rare) === See also === großmütterlich === Further reading === “großväterlich” in Duden online