Forebear
//ˈfɔːˌbɛə//
Translations of "forebear" (17 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | предшественик(ancestor — see also ancestor) | predšestvenik | |
| Catalan | antecessor(ancestor — see also ancestor), ascendent(ancestor — see also ancestor), avantpassat(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 祖先(ancestor — see also ancestor), 祖宗(ancestor — see also ancestor) | zǔxiān, zǔzōng | |
| Dutch | voorvader(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| French | ancêtre(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| German | Ahn(ancestor — see also ancestor), Vorfahr(ancestor — see also ancestor), Vorfahre(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Hindi | पूर्वज(ancestor — see also ancestor) | pūrvaj | |
| Italian | antenato(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Māori | kauheke(ancestor — see also ancestor), kauwheke(ancestor — see also ancestor), tauheke(ancestor — see also ancestor), tipuna (plural is tīpuna)(ancestor — see also ancestor), tupuna (plural is tūpuna)(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Väavoda(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Portuguese | antepassado(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Russian | пре́док(ancestor — see also ancestor), предше́ственник(ancestor — see also ancestor) | prédok, predšéstvennik | |
| Spanish | ancestro(ancestor — see also ancestor), antepasado(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Sranan Tongo | awo(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Swedish | förfader(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — | |
| Ukrainian | пре́док(ancestor — see also ancestor) | prédok | |
| Welsh | cyndad(ancestor — see also ancestor), hynafiad(ancestor — see also ancestor) | — |
antecessor, ascendent, avantpassat
voorvader
ancêtre
Ahn, Vorfahr, Vorfahre
antenato
kauheke, kauwheke, tauheke, tipuna (plural is tīpuna), tupuna (plural is tūpuna)
Väavoda
antepassado
ancestro, antepasado
awo
förfader
cyndad, hynafiad
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