farfar

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From far +‎ far. From Old Norse fǫðurfaðir (literally “father's father”). Compare Icelandic föðurfaðir, Norwegian farfar, Swedish farfar.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /faːˀrfaːr/, [ˈfɑˀˌfɑː]

Noun edit

farfar (singular definite farfaren or farfaderen, plural indefinite farfædre)

paternal grandfather

Declension edit

Declension of farfar

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	farfar	farfaren farfaderen	farfædre	farfædrene
genitive	farfars	farfarens farfaderens	farfædres	farfædrenes

References edit

“farfar” in Den Danske Ordbog

Maltese edit

Root
f-r-f-r
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic فَرْفَرَ (farfara).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfar.far/
Rhymes: -arfar

Verb edit

farfar (imperfect jfarfar, past participle mfarfar)

to brush off, to swipe away

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of farfar
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	farfart	farfart	farfar	farfarna	farfartu	farfru
perfect	f	farfart	farfart	farfret	farfarna	farfartu	farfru
imperfect	m	nfarfar	tfarfar	jfarfar	nfarfru	tfarfru	jfarfru
imperfect	f	nfarfar	tfarfar	tfarfar	nfarfru	tfarfru	jfarfru
imperative			farfar			farfru

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From far +‎ far.

Noun edit

farfar m (definite singular farfaren, indefinite plural farfedre, definite plural farfedrene)

paternal grandfather

References edit

“farfar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From far +‎ far.

Noun edit

farfar m (definite singular farfaren, indefinite plural farfedrar, definite plural farfedrane)

paternal grandfather

References edit

“farfar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

farfader (uncommon)

Etymology edit

far +‎ far

Pronunciation edit

audio (file)

Noun edit

farfar c

a father's father; a paternal grandfather

Declension edit

Declension of farfar
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	farfar	farfadern	farfäder	farfäderna
Genitive	farfars	farfaderns	farfäders	farfädernas

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Tarifit edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

farfar (Tifinagh spelling ⴼⴰⵔⴼⴰⵔ)

(intransitive) to fly away
(intransitive) to flap the wings, to flutter

Conjugation edit

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Derived terms edit

Verbal noun: afarfar