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Detailed Translations for forefathers from English to Dutch

forefathers:

forefathers [the ~] nom

  1. the forefathers (ancestors; forbears)
    de voorouders; het voorgeslacht
  2. the forefathers (ancestors; forbears)
    de stamvaders; de oervaders
  3. the forefathers (ancestors; forbears)

Translation Matrix for forefathers:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hoofden van het geslacht ancestors; forbears; forefathers
oervaders ancestors; forbears; forefathers
stamvaders ancestors; forbears; forefathers
voorgeslacht ancestors; forbears; forefathers
voorouders ancestors; forbears; forefathers

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Cross Translation:
FromToVia
forefathers voorgeslacht; voorouders aïeuxPluriel de aïeul : tous ceux de qui l’on descendre.

forefather:

forefather [the ~] nom

  1. the forefather (ancestor)
    de voorouder
  2. the forefather (ancestor)
    de voorvader
  3. the forefather (ancestor)

Translation Matrix for forefather:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hoofd van geslacht ancestor; forefather
voorouder ancestor; forefather
voorvader ancestor; forefather progenitor
- father; sire

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Related Definitions for "forefather":

  1. the founder of a family1
    • keep the faith of our forefathers1
  2. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group1
    • our forefathers brought forth a great nation1

Wiktionary Translations for forefather:

forefather
noun
  1. familie|nld mannelijk persoon van wie een volk, een clan of een familie afstamt.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
forefather vorzaat; voorvader; stamvader Ahngehoben, meist Plural: Vorfahr, (Plural) Vorfahren einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes
forefather stamvader; voorvader; voorzaat ancêtre — famille|fr Celui de qui l’on descendre par son père ou sa mère.