ancestress

English

Etymology

ancestor +‎ -ess

Pronunciation

• enPR: ănʹsĕs-trəs, IPA^(key): /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs/

or

• enPR: ănʹsĕs-trĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹɪs/

Noun

ancestress (plural ancestresses)

1. female ancestor

Translations

female ancestor

• Finnish: esiäiti (fi)
• Latin: genetrix f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: whāwhārua
• Portuguese: ancestral (pt) f, progenitora (pt) f, avoenga f
• Telugu: పూర్వికురాలు (pūrvikurālu)

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