Stiefsohn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stiefsun, stīfsun, from Old High German stiofsun, stiofsunu, from Proto-West Germanic *steupasunu, equivalent to stief- (“step-”) +‎ Sohn (“son”). Cognate with English stepson.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌzoːn/
Audio (file)

Noun

Stiefsohn m (strong, genitive Stiefsohnes or Stiefsohns, plural Stiefsöhne)

stepson

Declension

Declension of Stiefsohn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stiefsohn	die	Stiefsöhne
genitive	eines	des	Stiefsohnes, Stiefsohns	der	Stiefsöhne
dative	einem	dem	Stiefsohn, Stiefsohne¹	den	Stiefsöhnen
accusative	einen	den	Stiefsohn	die	Stiefsöhne

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Hypernyms

Stiefkind

See also

Further reading

“Stiefsohn” in Duden online
“Stiefsohn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌsoːn/

Noun

Stiefsohn m (plural Stiefsehn)

stepson

Hypernyms

Stiefkind

See also

Stiefdochter
Stiefbruder, Stiefschwesder
Stieffatter, Stiefmutter

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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