vaterlos

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vaterlōs, faterlōs, from Old High German faterlōs, from Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz, equivalent to Vater +‎ -los. Cognate with English fatherless. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaːtɐˌloːs/ === Adjective === vaterlos (strong nominative masculine singular vaterloser, not comparable) fatherless, without a male parent ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vaterlos”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vaterlos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon