Polyglot Dictionary

Vorfahr

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Vorfahren

Meaning

  1. ancestor

    • Seine Vorfahren kamen aus Polen.

      His ancestors came from Poland.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Wurzel

Vorfahr is one specific ancestor; Wurzel is used figuratively for one's roots or origin more broadly (cultural, not just a specific person).

Similar in other languages

French

ancêtre

ancêtre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ancestor."

Portuguese

antepassado

antepassado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ancestor."

Practice

1 What does Vorfahr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ kamen aus Polen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorfahr?

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