SubstantivNr. 3.424 nach Häufigkeit
ancestor
/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/
Vorfahre
- Plural
- ancestors
Bedeutungen
- 1
Vorfahre
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear
My ancestors are from Germany.
Meine Vorfahren kommen aus Deutschland.
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His ancestors are from here.
Seine Vorfahren kommen von hier.
Tatoeba · Eccles17 · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Vorfahre
An earlier type; a progenitor
- 3
Vorfahre
One from whom an estate has descended;—the correlative of heirselten
- 4
Vorfahre
One who had the same role or function in former timesselten
- 5
Vorfahre
A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another languageselten