oldefar

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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

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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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