ancêtre

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French ancestre, ancessor, from nominative case of Latin antecessor. Doublet of antécesseur.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.sɛtʁ/
- (France, un ancêtre) IPA^(key): [œ̃.n‿ɑ̃sɛtʁ]
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- (Quebec) IPA^(key): [ɑ̃sae̯tʁ̥]
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Noun edit

ancêtre m or f by sense (plural ancêtres)

forefather; ancestor

Further reading edit

“ancêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams edit

encarte, encarté

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