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  1. ancestors:
  2. ancestor:
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    • ahnen


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Detailed Translations for ancestors from English to German

ancestors:

ancestors [the ~] noun

  1. the ancestors (forefathers; forbears)
    die Voreltern; die Vorfahren
  2. the ancestors (forefathers; forbears)
    die Vorfahren

Translation Matrix for ancestors:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Voreltern ancestors; forbears; forefathers
Vorfahren ancestors; forbears; forefathers

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Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ancestors Ureltern aïeuxPluriel de aïeul : tous ceux de qui l’on descendre.

ancestor:

ancestor [the ~] noun

  1. the ancestor (forefather)
    der Ahne; die Ahnin
  2. the ancestor (forefather)
    der Ahn; der Vorfahr; der Stammvater
  3. the ancestor (patriarch; progenitor; founder)
    der Stammvater
  4. the ancestor (ancestor element)
    – In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element. 1

Translation Matrix for ancestor:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ahn ancestor; forefather
Ahne ancestor; forefather
Ahnin ancestor; forefather
Stammvater ancestor; forefather; founder; patriarch; progenitor
Vorfahr ancestor; forefather
Vorgänger ancestor; ancestor element minister; preacher; precedent; predecessor; vicar
- antecedent; ascendant; ascendent; root
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Vorgängerelement ancestor; ancestor element
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- first ancestor; progenitor

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Related Definitions for "ancestor":

  1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)2
  2. In a tree structure, the element of which a given element is a child. Equivalent to a parent element.1

Wiktionary Translations for ancestor:

ancestor
noun
  1. one from whom a person is descended
ancestor
noun
  1. Lebewesen männlichen oder weiblichen Geschlechts, von denen ein jüngeres Lebewesen abstammt
  2. gehoben, meist Plural: Vorfahr, (Plural) Vorfahren einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ancestor Stammvater; Vorfahr; Urahn; Ahn voorvader — familie|nld mannelijk persoon van wie een volk, een clan of een familie afstamt.
ancestor Ahn; Vorfahr; Urahn ancêtre — famille|fr Celui de qui l’on descendre par son père ou sa mère.
ancestor Ahn; Ahnherr aïeulgrand-parent.
ancestor Vorgänger; Vorläufer prédécesseur — Personne qui précéder quelqu’un

User Contributed Translations:
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ancestors ahnen 4

External Machine Translations:
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  • Vorfahren
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  • Vorfahren