"förfader" meaning in Swedish

See förfader in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Swedish forfaþir, from Old Norse forfaðir. Akin to för + fader. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|gmq-osw|forfaþir}} Old Swedish forfaþir, {{der|sv|non|forfaðir}} Old Norse forfaðir, {{compound|sv|för|fader}} för + fader Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} förfader c, {{sv-noun|c}} förfader c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-r|3=förfäde}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], förfader [indefinite, nominative, singular], förfadern [definite, nominative, singular], förfäder [indefinite, nominative, plural], förfäderna [definite, nominative, plural], förfaders [genitive, indefinite, singular], förfaderns [definite, genitive, singular], förfäders [genitive, indefinite, plural], förfädernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. an ancestor, a forefather Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: ana

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for förfader meaning in Swedish (2.4kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "forfaþir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish forfaþir",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "forfaðir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse forfaðir",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "för",
        "3": "fader"
      },
      "expansion": "för + fader",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish forfaþir, from Old Norse forfaðir. Akin to för + fader.",
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-r",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "förfader",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfadern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfäder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfäderna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfaders",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "förfaderns",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfäders",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfädernas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Fundamental"
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        ],
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        }
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "förfadern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfäder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfäderna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfaders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfaderns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förfäders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "name": "head"
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      "expansion": "förfader c",
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Swedish compound terms",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
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        "an ancestor, a forefather"
      ],
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          "ancestor"
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          "forefather"
        ]
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          "word": "ana"
        }
      ],
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}

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