great-grandfather

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

The father of one's grandparent.

Equivalents

Españolbisabuelo

Françaisarrière-grand-père bisaïeul

DeutschÄltervater Urgroßvater

38 more languages

Afrikaansoorgrootvader oupagrootjie

Беларускаяпра́дзед

Българскипрадядо

Bosanskipraded pradjed prađed

Catalàbesavi

Češtinapraděd pradědeček pradědek

Ελληνικάπροπάππος

Esperantopraavo

Suomiisoisän isä isoisoisä isoukki

Gaeilgesin-seanathair

Gàidhligsinn-seanair

हिन्दीपरदादा परनाना

Hrvatskipraded pradjed prađed

Magyardédapa dédnagyapa

Íslenskalangafi

Italianobisavo bisavolo bisnonnoproavo proavolo

日本語大祖父曽祖父曾祖父

한국어증조부

Македонскипрадедо

Bahasa Melayubapa datuk nenek moyang moyang lelaki

မြန်မာဘေး အဘေး

Nederlandsovergrootvader

Polskipradziad pradziadek

Portuguêsbisavô

Românăstrăbunic

Русскийпрадед праде́душка

Slovenčinapradedo

Slovenščinapraded

Српскиpraded pradjed prađed

Svenskafarfarsfar farmorsfar gammelfarfargammelmorfar morfarsfar mormorsfar

தமிழ்கொள்ளுப்பாட்டன்முப்பாட்டன்

తెలుగుముత్తాత

Українськапрадід

Tiếng Việtcụ ông

Examples

“The new bek's great-grandfather had passed every night of his life under the sky, on the back of a pony or in the felt walls of a ger, and Buljan retained the ancestral contempt for cities and city dwellers.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

great-grandfather-in-law great-grandkid great-grandma great-grandmother great-grandnephew great-grandniece

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