# der Altvater

der Altvater is a German noun meaning “primogenitor”. Forms: des Altvaters, die Altväter.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Altvaters
- Plural: die Altväter

## Meanings

1. _poetic_ primogenitor, forefather, patriarch

## Examples

- Mein Vater, Großvater, Urgroßvater und Altvater hießen alle so wie ich. — My father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all had the same name as I have.

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