oldefar

Danish

Alternative forms

  • oldefader

Etymology

From Old Danish aldæfathær and Middle Low German oldevader.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔləfar/, [ˈʌləˌfɑː]

Noun

oldefar c (singular definite oldefaren, plural indefinite oldefædre)

  1. great-grandfather

Inflection

Declension of oldefar
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oldefar oldefaren oldefædre oldefædrene
genitive oldefars oldefarens oldefædres oldefædrenes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German oldevader or oldervader meaning "father of the parents".

Pronunciation

Noun

oldefar m (definite singular oldefaren, indefinite plural oldefedre, definite plural oldefedrene)

  1. great-grandfather

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German oldevader or oldervader meaning "father of the parents". Equivalent to olde- +‎ far.

Noun

oldefar m (definite singular oldefaren, indefinite plural oldefedrar, definite plural oldefedrane)

  1. great-grandfather

Synonyms

References

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