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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin antenātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.teˈna.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: an‧te‧nà‧to
Noun
antenato m (plural antenati, feminine antenata)
- ancestor, forefather
- Synonyms: ascendente, avo
Further reading
- antenato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
antenātō
- dative/ablative singular of antenātus