styvfader

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stiūpfaþir, equivalent to styv- +‎ fader. Compare Icelandic stjúpfaðir.

Noun

styvfader c

1. alternative form of styvfar (“stepfather, stepdad”)

Declension

Declension of styvfader

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	styvfader	styvfaders
	definite	styvfadern	styvfaderns
plural	indefinite	styvfäder	styvfäders
	definite	styvfäderna	styvfädernas

References

• “styvfader”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• stiupfaþir in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T
• “styvfader”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)