väterlich
German, adjective/ˈfɛːtɐˌlɪç/
väterlich is spelled V-Ä-T-E-R-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Väterlich is a German adjective meaning “fatherly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vom Vater stammend, zum Vater gehörig”.
What does väterlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fatherly
- 2
paternal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vom Vater stammend, zum Vater gehörig 2. fürsorglich, liebevoll wie ein Vater
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of väterlich
- väterlicher masculine nominative singular
- am väterlichsten superlative
- väterliche feminine nominative singular
- väterliches neuter nominative singular
- väterlichen genitive masculine singular
- väterlichem dative masculine singular
- der väterliche definite includes-article masculine
- die väterliche definite feminine includes-article
- das väterliche definite includes-article neuter
- die väterlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des väterlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der väterlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem väterlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce väterlich?
- /ˈfɛːtɐˌlɪç/
- [ˈfɛːtʰɐˌlɪç]
- /ˈfeːtɐˌlɪç/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to väterlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is väterlich in German?
väterlich appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).