proavo

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin proavus (great-grandfather; forefather), derived from avus (grandfather; ancestor).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /proˈa.vo/
  • Rhymes: -avo
  • Hyphenation: pro‧à‧vo

Noun

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proavo m (plural proavi, feminine proava) (literary)

  1. great-grandfather
    Synonyms: bisavolo, bisnonno
  2. (in the plural) forefathers, ancestors
    Synonym: antenato
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Further reading

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  • proavo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Noun

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proavō

  1. dative/ablative singular of proavus