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

Declension of steopfæder

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stēopfæder	stēopfæderas
accusative	stēopfæder	stēopfæderas
genitive	stēopfæder	stēopfædera
dative	stēopfæder	stēopfæderum

Descendants

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