"ancêtre" meaning in French

See ancêtre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃.sɛtʁ/ Audio: Fr-ancêtre.ogg , Qc-ancêtre.oga , Qc-ancêtre.ogg [Canada] Forms: ancêtres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French ancestre, ancessor, from nominative case of Latin antecessor. Doublet of antécesseur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|ancestre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French ancestre, {{inh+|fr|fro|ancestre}} Inherited from Old French ancestre, {{m|fro|ancessor}} ancessor, {{inh|fr|la|antecessor}} Latin antecessor, {{doublet|fr|antécesseur}} Doublet of antécesseur Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} ancêtre m or f by sense (plural ancêtres)
  1. forefather; ancestor Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-ancêtre-fr-noun-jGrY2mFu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense

Inflected forms

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