Urahnin
dieNounfemale ancestor
English translations
- 01
Great-grandfather
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine weibliche Vorfahrin in einer sehr frühen Generation, oft die Gründerin einer Familie oder eines Clans.
- English meaning
- Founding ancestress
- Synonym
- Stammmutter
- German example
- Die Urahnin unseres Clans soll eine weise Frau gewesen sein.
- English example
- The founding ancestress of our clan is said to have been a wise woman.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Urahnin
- Plural Form
- die Urahninnen
Related words
- Stammmutter
Matriarch
- Vorfahrin
Female ancestor
- Ahnin
An "ancestress" is a female ancestor, that is, a woman from whom one is descended.
Example sentences with “Urahnin”
Meine Urahnin stammte aus Italien. (My female ancestor came from Italy.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you say male ancestor?
That would be 'Urahn' (masculine).