Vorfahre

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vorvar, from vorvaren (“to go ahead, to precede”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə/
  • Hyphenation: Vor‧fah‧re

Noun

Vorfahre m (weak, genitive Vorfahren, plural Vorfahren, feminine Vorfahrin)

  1. ancestor (of male or unspecified sex)
    Synonyms: Ahn, Ahne
    Antonyms: Nachfahre, Nachfahr; Nachkomme

Declension

Declension of Vorfahre
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Vorfahre die Vorfahren
genitive eines des Vorfahren der Vorfahren
dative einem dem Vorfahren den Vorfahren
accusative einen den Vorfahren die Vorfahren

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Vorfahr(e)”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 867

Further reading

  • “Vorfahre” in Duden online
  • “Vorfahre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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