פֿאָטערלעך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German vaterlich, veterlich, from Old High German faterlīh, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz. By surface analysis, פֿאָטער (foter) +‎ ־לעך (-lekh). Compare German väterlich, Dutch vaderlijk, English fatherly.

Adjective

פֿאָטערלעך • (foterlekh)

1. fatherly, paternal

Adverb

פֿאָטערלעך • (foterlekh)

1. fatherly, paternally

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿאָטערלעך”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿאָטערלעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].