"Großvater" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʁoːsfatɐ/ Audio: De-Großvater.ogg
Etymology: groß + Vater. Cognate to German Low German Grautvader (Paderbornisch). Displaced Middle High German eltervater, altervater (“grandfather”). Compare English eldfather, elderfather. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|groß|Vater}} groß + Vater, {{cog|nds-de|Grautvader}} German Low German Grautvader, {{q|Paderbornisch}} (Paderbornisch), {{ncog|gmh|eltervater}} Middle High German eltervater, {{m|gmh|altervater|t=grandfather}} altervater (“grandfather”), {{ncog|en|eldfather}} English eldfather, {{m|en|elderfather}} elderfather Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^|dim=^chen,^lein}} Großvater m (strong, genitive Großvaters, plural Großväter, diminutive Großväterchen n or Großväterlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^}} Forms: Großvaters [genitive], Großväter [plural], Großväterchen [diminutive, neuter], Großväterlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Großvater [nominative, singular], Großväter [definite, nominative, plural], Großvaters [genitive, singular], Großväter [definite, genitive, plural], Großvater [dative, singular], Großvätern [dative, definite, plural], Großvater [accusative, singular], Großväter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. grandfather Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: Ätti, ;, Großpapa, Opa, Opapa, Opi, Grossvater (english: Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Hypernyms: Großelternteil Hyponyms: Großvater mütterlicherseits, Großvater väterlicherseits Holonyms: Großeltern
    Sense id: en-Großvater-de-noun-ercEmXNZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Großvater-Enkel-Baum, Großvater-Vater-Sohn-Prinzip, großväterlich, großväterlicherseits, Großväterlichkeit, Großvaterparadoxon, Großvaterrecht, Großvaterrechte, Großvatersessel, Großvateruhr, Stiefgroßvater, Urgroßvater, urgroßväterlich, urgroßväterlicherseits, Ururgroßvater, Urururgroßvater, Ururururgroßvater, Urururururgroßvater

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      },
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      "expansion": "German Low German Grautvader",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "English eldfather",
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  "etymology_text": "groß + Vater. Cognate to German Low German Grautvader (Paderbornisch). Displaced Middle High German eltervater, altervater (“grandfather”). Compare English eldfather, elderfather.",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "Großmutter"
        }
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        },
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          "word": "großväterlich"
        },
        {
          "word": "großväterlicherseits"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großväterlichkeit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großvaterparadoxon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großvaterrecht"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großvaterrechte"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großvatersessel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großvateruhr"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stiefgroßvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Urgroßvater"
        },
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          "word": "urgroßväterlich"
        },
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          "word": "urgroßväterlicherseits"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ururgroßvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Urururgroßvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ururururgroßvater"
        },
        {
          "word": "Urururururgroßvater"
        }
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          "word": ";"
        },
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          "word": "Großpapa"
        },
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          "word": "Opa"
        },
        {
          "word": "Opapa"
        },
        {
          "word": "Opi"
        },
        {
          "english": "Switzerland and Liechtenstein",
          "word": "Grossvater"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡʁoːsfatɐ/"
    },
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      "word": "Großvater-Enkel-Baum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großvater-Vater-Sohn-Prinzip"
    },
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      "word": "großväterlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "großväterlicherseits"
    },
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      "word": "Großväterlichkeit"
    },
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      "word": "Großvaterparadoxon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großvaterrecht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großvaterrechte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großvatersessel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großvateruhr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stiefgroßvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Urgroßvater"
    },
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      "word": "urgroßväterlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "urgroßväterlicherseits"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ururgroßvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Urururgroßvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ururururgroßvater"
    },
    {
      "word": "Urururururgroßvater"
    }
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    {
      "form": "Großvätern",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Großvater",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Großväter",
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  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "Großmutter"
        }
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        "German terms with audio links",
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        {
          "word": "Ätti"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "Großpapa"
        },
        {
          "word": "Opa"
        },
        {
          "word": "Opapa"
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          "word": "Opi"
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      "word": "Grossvater"
    }
  ],
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}

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