forfaðir

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Icelandic

Etymology

From for- +‎ faðir.

Noun

forfaðir m (genitive singular forföður, nominative plural forfeður)

  1. forefather, male ancestor
    Synonyms: ættfaðir, (archaic) ái
    Coordinate term: formóðir

Declension

    Declension of forfaðir
faðir singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forfaðir forfaðirinn forfeður forfeðurnir
accusative forföður forföðurinn forfeður forfeðurna
dative forföður forföðurnum forfeðrum forfeðrunum
genitive forföður forföðurins forfeðra forfeðranna

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