forfaðir

Icelandic

Etymology

From for- +‎ faðir.

Noun

forfaðir m (genitive singular forföður or (proscribed) forföðurs, nominative plural forfeður)

1. forefather, male ancestor

   Synonyms: ættfaðir, (archaic) ái

   Coordinate term: formóðir

Declension

Declension of forfaðir (masculine, based on faðir)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	forfaðir	forfaðirinn	forfeður	forfeðurnir
accusative	forföður	forföðurinn	forfeður	forfeðurna
dative	forföður	forföðurnum	forfeðrum	forfeðrunum
genitive	forföður, forföðurs1	forföðurins, forföðursins1	forfeðra	forfeðranna

¹Proscribed.

Further reading

• “forfaðir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)