great- en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English gret- (“great-”), from gret (“great”). More at great.
Meanings
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(morpheme) With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation
great-grandfather (the father of one's grandfather)
(informal) fourth-great-granduncle, etc. (same as great-great-great-great-granduncle)
(informal) fourth-great-grandfather, etc. (same as great-great-great-great-grandfather)
great-great-great-grandfather, etc.
great-great-grandfather (a grandfather of one's grandfather)
great-uncle (an uncle of one's mother or father)
Synonyms
Translations (32)
de ur- (removal of one generation) · fr arrière (removal of one generation) · ga sean- (removal of one generation) · yi אור־ (removal of one generation) · sh пра- (removal of one generation) · fi iso- (removal of one generation) · sv gammel- (removal of one generation) · ro stră- (removal of one generation) · sq stër- (removal of one generation) · bg пра- (removal of one generation) · ca bes- (removal of one generation) · da tip- (removal of one generation) · el προ- (removal of one generation) · ru пра- (removal of one generation) · be пра- (removal of one generation) · sh pra- (removal of one generation) · hu déd- (removal of one generation) · eo pra- (removal of one generation) · sk pra- (removal of one generation) · cs pra- (removal of one generation) · cy hen (removal of one generation) · uk пра- (removal of one generation) · yue 太 (removal of one generation) · it bis- (removal of one generation) · es bis- (removal of one generation) · cy gor- (removal of one generation) · pl pra- (removal of one generation) · sl pra- (removal of one generation) · jje 왕- (removal of one generation) · it pro- (removal of one generation) · yi עלטער־ (removal of one generation) · pt ta- (removal of one generation)