# der Urahn

der Urahn is a German noun meaning “ancestor”. Forms: des Urahnes, die Urahnen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Urahnes
- Plural: die Urahnen

## In other languages

- Русский: прадед

## Meanings

1. ancestor, forebear (male or of unspecified gender)

## Examples

- Abraham war der gemeinsame Urahn von Arabern und Juden. — Abraham was the common forefather of the Jews and Arabs.
- Ich weiß nicht, wer mein Urahn ist. Unsere Unterlagen sind bei der Sintflut verlorengegangen. — I don't know who my ancestors are. Our papers got lost during the Flood.

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