en forefather

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • id nenek moyang (n, person) ➜
  • ms nenek moyang (n, person) ➜
  • ar جَدّ (n, person) ➜
  • ar سَلَف (n, person) ➜
  • ca avantpassat (n, person) ➜
  • ca pare (n, person) ➜
  • en father (n, person) ➜
  • en sire (n, person) ➜
  • es antepasado (n, person) ➜
  • es padre (n, person) ➜
  • eu aita (n, person) ➜
  • fa جد (n, person) ➜
  • fa سلف (n, person) ➜
  • fi esi-isä (n, person) ➜
  • fi isä (n, person) ➜
  • fr ancêtre (n, person) ➜
  • fr aïeul (n, person) ➜
  • fr père (n, person) ➜
  • he אָב (n, person) ➜
  • id ayah (n, person) ➜
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Related terms

  • sh praotac (n) ➜
  • sh praroditelj (n) ➜
  • sh predak (n) ➜
  • af voorvader (n) ➜
  • ar أب (n) ➜
  • ar سلف (n) ➜
  • ast antepasáu (n) ➜
  • br hendad (n) ➜
  • ceb giliwatan (n) ➜
  • cop ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ (n) ➜
  • cs praotec (n) ➜
  • cu праотьць (n) ➜
  • cy hendad (n) ➜
  • da ane (n) ➜
  • de ahne (n) ➜
  • de ahnherr (n) ➜
  • en ael (n) ➜
  • en ancestor (n) ➜
  • en eldfather (n) ➜
  • en ancestor ➜
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forefather is a type of…

  • en ancestor (n, person) ➜
  • en predecessor (n, person) ➜

Derived from

  • en father (n) ➜
  • en father ➜

Etymological roots of "forefather"

  • ang forefæder ➜
  • enm forefader ➜
  • non forfaðir ➜

Types of forefather

  • en patriarch (n, person) ➜

Etymologically related

  • da forfader ➜
  • de vorvahr ➜
  • de vorvater ➜
  • enm forfader ➜
  • enm vorvader ➜
  • nl voorvader ➜
  • sv förfader ➜
  • en foresister ➜

Similar terms

  • en ancestor (n) ➜
  • en primogenitor (n) ➜

Word forms

  • en forefathers (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 110122569-n
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 110122738-n
  • en.wiktionary.org forefather
  • fr.wiktionary.org forefather
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