Vorfahre

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vorvar, from vorvaren (to go ahead, to precede).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə/
  • Hyphenation: Vor‧fah‧re

Noun

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Vorfahre m (weak, genitive Vorfahren, plural Vorfahren, feminine Vorfahrin)

  1. ancestor (of male or unspecified sex)
    Synonyms: Ahn, Ahne
    Antonyms: Nachfahre, Nachfahr; Nachkomme

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Vorfahr(e)”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 867

Further reading

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  • Vorfahre” in Duden online
  • Vorfahre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache