"forefather" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forefather.wav [Southern-England] Forms: forefathers [plural]
enPR: fôʹfä'''th''ə [General-American], fôrʹfä'''th''ər [General-American] Etymology: From Middle English forefader, forfader, vorvader, from Old English fōrefæder (“forefather”), but possibly also merged with Old Norse forfaðir. Equivalent to fore- + father. Compare Dutch voorvader (“forefather”), German Vorvater, Vorfahr (“forefather”), Danish forfader (“forefather”), Swedish förfader (“forefather”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forefader}} Middle English forefader, {{m|enm|forfader}} forfader, {{m|enm|vorvader}} vorvader, {{inh|en|ang|fōrefæder|t=forefather}} Old English fōrefæder (“forefather”), {{der|en|non|forfaðir}} Old Norse forfaðir, {{prefix|en|fore|father}} fore- + father, {{cog|nl|voorvader|t=forefather}} Dutch voorvader (“forefather”), {{cog|de|Vorvater}} German Vorvater, {{m|de|Vorfahr|t=forefather}} Vorfahr (“forefather”), {{cog|da|forfader|t=forefather}} Danish forfader (“forefather”), {{cog|sv|förfader|t=forefather}} Swedish förfader (“forefather”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} forefather (plural forefathers)
  1. ancestor Translations (ancestor): γεννήτωρ (gennḗtōr) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), προπάτωρ (propátōr) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), φῡ́σᾱς (phū́sās) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), նախահայր (naxahayr) (Armenian), ata-baba (Azerbaijani), предци (predci) [plural] (Bulgarian), předek [masculine] (Czech), forfader [common-gender] (Danish), ane [common-gender] (Danish), voorvader [masculine] (Dutch), esi-isä (Finnish), aïeul [masculine] (French), ancêtre [masculine] (French), Vorfahre [masculine] (German), avo [masculine] (Italian), ascendente [masculine] (Italian), antenato [masculine] (Italian), progenitore [masculine] (Italian), 前任者 (zenninsha) (Japanese), tipuna tāne (Maori), tupuna tāne (Maori), forfader (Middle English), fornfader (Middle English), forme fader (Middle English), forfader [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), stamfar [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forfar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), forfader (english: old) [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), stamfar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), 𐰯𐰀 (apa) (Old Turkic), Väavoda [masculine] (Plautdietsch), przodek [masculine] (Polish), antenat [literary, masculine] (Polish), antepassado [masculine] (Portuguese), пре́док (prédok) (Russian), прароди́тель (prarodítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), пра́щур (práščur) [masculine] (Russian), праоте́ц (praotéc) [masculine] (Russian), ancestro [masculine] (Spanish), antepasado [masculine] (Spanish), ascendiente [masculine] (Spanish), predecesor [masculine] (Spanish), förfader [common-gender] (Swedish), tumbuna (Tok Pisin), tambaran (Tok Pisin), ata (Turkish), пре́док (prédok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), пра́щур (práščur) [masculine] (Ukrainian), büröletan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hibüröletan [masculine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-forefather-en-noun-1JAVE3j1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'ancestor': 69 31
  2. cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-forefather-en-noun-c2-RX8dq Disambiguation of People: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with fore-, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (cultural ancestor): предтеча (predteča) [masculine] (Bulgarian), praotec [masculine] (Czech)
Disambiguation of 'cultural ancestor': 49 51

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "prarodítelʹ",
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          "word": "tumbuna"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "forfader"
      },
      "expansion": "forfader",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "vorvader"
      },
      "expansion": "vorvader",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "fōrefæder",
        "t": "forefather"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English fōrefæder (“forefather”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "forfaðir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse forfaðir",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fore",
        "3": "father"
      },
      "expansion": "fore- + father",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "voorvader",
        "t": "forefather"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch voorvader (“forefather”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Vorvater"
      },
      "expansion": "German Vorvater",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Vorfahr",
        "t": "forefather"
      },
      "expansion": "Vorfahr (“forefather”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "forfader",
        "t": "forefather"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish forfader (“forefather”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "förfader",
        "t": "forefather"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish förfader (“forefather”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English forefader, forfader, vorvader, from Old English fōrefæder (“forefather”), but possibly also merged with Old Norse forfaðir. Equivalent to fore- + father. Compare Dutch voorvader (“forefather”), German Vorvater, Vorfahr (“forefather”), Danish forfader (“forefather”), Swedish förfader (“forefather”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forefathers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "forefather (plural forefathers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ancestor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cultural",
          "cultural"
        ],
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "tradition",
          "tradition"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forefather.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forefather.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forefather.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forefather.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-forefather.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "fôʹfä'''th''ə",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "fôrʹfä'''th''ər",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "naxahayr",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "նախահայր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "ata-baba"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predci",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "предци"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "předek"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forfader"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ane"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voorvader"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "esi-isä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aïeul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ancêtre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorfahre"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "gennḗtōr",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γεννήτωρ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "propátōr",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "προπάτωρ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phū́sās",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φῡ́σᾱς"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ascendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antenato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "progenitore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zenninsha",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "前任者"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "tipuna tāne"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "tupuna tāne"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "forfader"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "fornfader"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "forme fader"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forfader"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stamfar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forfar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "english": "old",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forfader"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stamfar"
    },
    {
      "code": "otk",
      "lang": "Old Turkic",
      "roman": "apa",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "𐰯𐰀"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Väavoda"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przodek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antenat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antepassado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prédok",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "пре́док"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prarodítelʹ",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прароди́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "práščur",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пра́щур"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "praotéc",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "праоте́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ancestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antepasado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ascendiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "predecesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förfader"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "tumbuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "tambaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "word": "ata"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prédok",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пре́док"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "práščur",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пра́щур"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "büröletan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hibüröletan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predteča",
      "sense": "cultural ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "предтеча"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cultural ancestor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "praotec"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Ancestor"
  ],
  "word": "forefather"
}

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