stamfader

See also: stamfäder

Swedish

Alternative forms

• stamfar

Etymology

stam +‎ fader

Noun

stamfader c

1. a patriarch (male progenitor of an extended family)
2. (by extension) a male progenitor

   Abraham, judarnas stamfader

   Abraham, the progenitor of the jews

Declension

Declension of stamfader

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stamfader	stamfaders
	definite	stamfadern	stamfaderns
plural	indefinite	stamfäder	stamfäders
	definite	stamfäderna	stamfädernas

See also

• anfader

References

• “stamfader”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “stamfader”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “stamfader”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)