ancestor in Finnish
ancestor in Finnish is esi-isä, esivanhempi — ancestor means a person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
ancestor in Finnish
esi-isä
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
esivanhempi
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
esi-isä
An earlier type; a progenitor
What does "ancestor" mean?
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noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
"Her ancestors emigrated from Poland in the 1890s."
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noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.
"The typewriter is a mechanical ancestor of the modern keyboard."
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ancestor in a sentence
- Her ancestors emigrated from Poland in the 1890s.
- He traced his ancestors back to a small village in Wales.
- The typewriter is a mechanical ancestor of the modern keyboard.
- Latin is the ancestor of French, Spanish, and Italian.
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What is "ancestor" in Finnish?
"ancestor" in Finnish is esi-isä, esivanhempi. ancestor means: A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
How do you use "ancestor" in a sentence?
Example: "Her ancestors emigrated from Poland in the 1890s." In Finnish, "ancestor" is esi-isä, esivanhempi.
Are there other ways to say "ancestor" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "ancestor": esi-isä, esivanhempi.
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