antenat

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian antenato, from Latin antenatus (literally “born before”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tɛˈnaːt/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

Noun

antenat m (plural antenati, feminine antenata)

1. forefather, ancestor

   Synonym: (chiefly plural) missier

Related terms

• anzjan
• anzjanità

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antenātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtɛ.nat/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛnat
• Syllabification: an‧te‧nat

Noun

antenat m pers (female equivalent antenatka, related adjective antenacki)

1. (literary) ancestor, forefather

   Synonyms: ascendent, przodek, wstępny

   Antonyms: descendent, potomek, zstępny

Declension

Declension of antenat

	singular	plural
nominative	antenat	antenaci/antenaty (deprecative)
genitive	antenata	antenatów
dative	antenatowi	antenatom
accusative	antenata	antenatów
instrumental	antenatem	antenatami
locative	antenacie	antenatach
vocative	antenacie	antenaci

Further reading

• antenat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• antenat in Polish dictionaries at PWN