Noun
die Vaterschaft
Pronunciation: /ˈfaːtɐʃaft/
fatherhood, paternity (state of being the father)
C2
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plural Vaterschaften
Meanings
Noun
- fatherhood, paternity (state of being the father)
Example sentence
Die Vaterschaft wurde vor Gericht anerkannt.
Paternity was acknowledged in court.
Word forms
singular
die Vaterschaft
plural
die Vaterschaften
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Vaterschaft
Accusativedie Vaterschaft
Dativeder Vaterschaft
Genitiveder Vaterschaft
Plural
Nominativedie Vaterschaften
Accusativedie Vaterschaften
Dativeden Vaterschaften
Genitiveder Vaterschaften
Usage
- die Vaterschaft anerkennen — acknowledge paternity
- Vaterschaft / Vatersein — paternity as a relationship or status versus being a father more generally
In seinen Erinnerungen beschreibt er, wie die Vaterschaft sein Leben veränderte.
In his memoirs, he describes how fatherhood changed his life.