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oldefar

Danish edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Danish aldæfathær and Middle Low German oldevader.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɔləfar/, [ˈʌləˌfɑː]

Noun edit

oldefar c (singular definite oldefaren, plural indefinite oldefædre)

  1. great-grandfather

Inflection edit

Declension of oldefar
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oldefar oldefaren oldefædre oldefædrene
genitive oldefars oldefarens oldefædres oldefædrenes

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German oldevader or oldervader meaning "father of the parents".

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Noun edit

oldefar m (definite singular oldefaren, indefinite plural oldefedre, definite plural oldefedrene)

  1. great-grandfather

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German oldevader or oldervader meaning "father of the parents". Equivalent to olde- +‎ far.

Noun edit

oldefar m (definite singular oldefaren, indefinite plural oldefedrar, definite plural oldefedrane)

  1. great-grandfather

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