ava

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine) grandmother
2. (Late-Latin, declension-1, feminine) old wives' tale

Concepten

voorouder

Synoniemen

avus

progenitor

progenitrix

Vertalingen

سَلَف

avantpassat

Ahn

Ahne

Stammvater

Urahn

Vorfahr

Ahnin

Urahne

Vorfahrin

Stammmutter

πρόγονος

προπάτορας

ancestor

ancêtre

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈa.wa]

Etymologie (Engels)

Feminine counterpart to avus (“grandfather”) formed with *-éh₂, compare Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐍉 (awō, “grandmother”), although conceivably a secondary formation. Compare avia.