"Vorfahre" meaning in German

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      "form": "Vorfahren",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vorfahren",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vorfahrin",
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        "feminine"
      ]
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      "form": "weak",
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      "form": "Vorfahre",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "Vorfahren",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "Vorfahren",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vorfahren",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "Nachfahre"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nachfahr"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nachkomme"
        }
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        "ancestor (of male or unspecified sex)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Vorbote"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vorgänger"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vorläufer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vorzeichen"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ahn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ahne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vorfahr"
        }
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        "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
        "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "Vorfahren",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Vorfahren",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Vorfahrin",
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        "feminine"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vorfahre",
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    {
      "form": "Vorfahren",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Vorläufer"
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      "word": "Vorzeichen"
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  ],
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          "word": "Nachfahre"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nachfahr"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nachkomme"
        }
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      ],
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        },
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        }
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        "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Vorfahr"
    }
  ],
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