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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries曾祖父
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zēng zǔ fù
"我的曾祖父经历过许多历史变迁。"
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The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.
"My great-grandfather fought in the Second World War."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'great', used as a prefix indicating an additional degree of remote generation, with 'grandfather'. The term evolved to map complex familial lineages spanning four generations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Great-grandfather" is said worldwide
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arrière-grand-père
Transliteration: a-ʁjɛʁ ɡʁɑ̃ pɛʁ
"Mon arrière-grand-père est né au dix-neuvième siècle."
Urgroßvater
Transliteration: ˈuːɐ̯ˌɡʁoːsˌfaːtɐ
"Mein Urgroßvater hat ein sehr langes Leben gelebt."
bisnonno
Transliteration: /bizˈnɔn.no/
"Il mio bisnonno mi raccontava spesso storie del passato."
bisabuelo
Transliteration: /bi.saˈβwe.lo/
"Mi bisabuelo emigró a otro país cuando era joven."
bisavô
Transliteration: /bi.zaˈvo/
"O meu bisavô era um homem muito sábio."
परदादा
Transliteration: pardādā
"मेरे परदादा एक महान व्यक्ति थे।"
曾祖父
Transliteration: zēng zǔ fù
"我的曾祖父经历过许多历史变迁。"
증조할아버지
Transliteration: jeungjohallabeoji
"증조할아버지께서는 옛날 이야기를 많이 해주셨습니다."
曾祖父
Transliteration: soisofu
"私には会ったことのない曾祖父がいます。"
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