Noun: farfar
Gender:
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | farfar |
| Sg. definite | farfaren; farfaderen |
| Pl. indefinite | farfædre |
| Pl. definite | farfædrene |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | farfars |
| Sg. definite | farfarens; farfaderens |
| Pl. indefinite | farfædres |
| Pl. definite | farfædrenes |
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Etymology
From far + far. From Old Norse fǫðurfaðir (literally “father's father”). Compare Icelandic föðurfaðir, Norwegian farfar, Swedish farfar. See: Old Norse Nouns '
fǫðurfaðir', Icelandic Nouns '
föðurfaðir', Swedish Nouns '
farfar'.
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