ancessor

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin antecessor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anseˈsu/

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Noun

ancessor m (plural ancessors)

1. (Languedoc) ancestor

Dialectal variants

• ancèstre (“Gascon”)

Old French

Etymology

Latin antecessor, from antecedō (“to precede”, verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (early) /ant͡səˈsoːɾ/

Noun

ancessor oblique singular, m (oblique plural ancessors, nominative singular ancestre, nominative plural ancessor)

1. ancestor

Descendants

• French: ancêtre
• Norman: anchêtre
• → English: ancestor