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German
Etymology
vor- + Eltern
Pronunciation
Noun
Voreltern pl (plural only)
- forefathers
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, 2 Timothy 1:3 (with KJV translation)
Ich danke Gott, dem ich diene von meinen Voreltern her in reinem Gewissen, daß ich ohne Unterlaß dein gedenke in meinem Gebet Tag und Nacht;- I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Declension
Declension of Voreltern
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die
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der
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den
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die
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