väterlich

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German veterlich, vaterlich, from Old High German faterlīh, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz, equivalent to Vater +‎ -lich. Cognate with English fatherly, Dutch vaderlijk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛːtɐˌlɪç/, [ˈfɛːtʰɐˌlɪç] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈfeːtɐˌlɪç/, [ˈfeːtʰɐˌlɪç] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: vä‧ter‧lich === Adjective === väterlich (strong nominative masculine singular väterlicher, comparative väterlicher, superlative am väterlichsten) fatherly paternal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === mütterlich === Further reading === “väterlich” in Duden online “väterlich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)