ancêtre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ancestre, ancessor, from nominative case of Latin antecessor. Doublet of antécesseur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sɛtʁ/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [ɑ̃sae̯tʁ̥]

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Noun

ancêtre m or f by sense (plural ancêtres)

1. ancestor, forebear, forefather

   Synonym: aïeul

   Coordinate term: descendant

2. precursor, forerunner
3. (informal, derogatory) old geezer, old fart

   Eh l'ancêtre ! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “ancêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• encarte, encarté