farfar
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From far + far. From Old Norse fǫðurfaðir (literally “father's father”). Compare Icelandic föðurfaðir, Norwegian farfar, Swedish farfar.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
farfar (singular definite farfaren or farfaderen, plural indefinite farfædre)
InflectionEdit
Declension of farfar
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | farfar | farfaren farfaderen |
farfædre | farfædrene |
genitive | farfars | farfarens farfaderens |
farfædres | farfædrenes |
ReferencesEdit
- “farfar” in Den Danske Ordbog
MalteseEdit
Root |
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f-r-f-r |
1 term |
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic فَرْفَرَ (farfara).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
farfar (imperfect jfarfar, past participle mfarfar)
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of farfar
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
farfar m (definite singular farfaren, indefinite plural farfedre, definite plural farfedrene)
ReferencesEdit
- “farfar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
farfar m (definite singular farfaren, indefinite plural farfedrar, definite plural farfedrane)
ReferencesEdit
- “farfar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
farfar c
- a father's father; a paternal grandfather
DeclensionEdit
Declension of farfar | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | farfar | farfadern | farfäder | farfäderna |
Genitive | farfars | farfaderns | farfäders | farfädernas |