forfaðir

Icelandic

Etymology

From for- +‎ faðir.

Noun

forfaðir m (genitive singular forföður or (proscribed) forföðurs, nominative plural forfeður)

  1. forefather, male ancestor
    Synonyms: ættfaðir, (archaic) ái
    Coordinate term: formóðir

Declension

Declension of forfaðir (masculine, based on faðir)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forfaðir forfaðirinn forfeður forfeðurnir
accusative forföður forföðurinn forfeður forfeðurna
dative forföður forföðurnum forfeðrum forfeðrunum
genitive forföður, forföðurs1 forföðurins, forföðursins1 forfeðra forfeðranna

1Proscribed.

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