"Vorfahre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə/
Etymology: From Middle High German vorvar, from vorvaren (“to go ahead, to precede”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vorvar}} Middle High German vorvar Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Vorfahre m (weak, genitive Vorfahren, plural Vorfahren, feminine Vorfahrin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Vorfahren [genitive], Vorfahren [plural], Vorfahrin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Vorfahre [nominative, singular], Vorfahren [definite, nominative, plural], Vorfahren [genitive, singular], Vorfahren [definite, genitive, plural], Vorfahren [dative, singular], Vorfahren [dative, definite, plural], Vorfahren [accusative, singular], Vorfahren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. ancestor (of male or unspecified sex) Wikipedia link: Elmar Seebold, Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: Ahn, Ahne, Vorfahr Related terms: Vorbote, Vorgänger, Vorläufer, Vorzeichen
    Sense id: en-Vorfahre-de-noun-HQMaOw-4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "Vorbote"
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          "word": "Vorgänger"
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          "word": "Nachfahre"
        },
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          "word": "Nachfahr"
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        {
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}

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