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Meaning of abavus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈa.ba.wʊs]

Definitions

a great-great-grandfather

declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

Bosanski ki
Català rebesavi
Čeština prapradědeček
Esperanto prapraavo
Galego trasavó
Hrvatski ki
Magyar ükapa
Italiano abavo arcavolo trisavolo trisnonno
日本語 高祖父
한국어 고조부
Kurdî
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဘီး အဘီ
Nederlands betovergrootvader
Português tataravô trisavô
Српски ki
Українська прапра́дід
Tiếng Việt ki
中文 高祖父
ZH-TW 高祖父

Examples

“Abavus dicitur, quia abest ab avo, & est avus avi”

Great-great-grandfather he's called, for he's distant from the grandfather & is the grandfather of the grandfather.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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