Altvorderer

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltˌfɔʁdəʁɐ/
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Noun

Altvorderer m (adjectival, definite nominative der Altvordere, genitive (des) Altvorderen, plural Altvordere, definite plural die Altvorderen, feminine Altvordere)

  1. (higher register, often in the plural) ancestor (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: Vorfahre, Ahn
    • 2013, Gottfried Schramm, Zweigliedrige Personennamen der Germanen, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 257:
      Aber auch damit stünden wir nicht besser da als unsere von zünftiger Wissenschaft noch unbeschwerten Altvordereren, die sich einen rätselhaften Arminius als Hermann zurechtlegten.
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Declension

Noun

Altvorderer f

  1. inflection of Altvordere:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

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