steopfæder

Old English

Alternative forms

  • stēupfaedaer — early

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr. By surface analysis, stēop- +‎ fæder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈste͜oːpˌfæ.der/

Noun

stēopfæder m

  1. stepfather

Declension

singular plural
nominative stēopfæder stēopfæderas
accusative stēopfæder stēopfæderas
genitive stēopfæder stēopfædera
dative stēopfæder stēopfæderum

Descendants

  • Middle English: stepfader, stepefadir, stepfeder
  • Early Scots: step father, stop fader, sted father
    • Scots: stap-faither
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