Meaning

1 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)

    Großvater väterlicherseits

Examples

5 sentences

  1. My paternal grandfather wasn’t a policeman.

    deMein Großvater väterlicherseits war kein Polizist. — janTuki

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  2. Those are my paternal grandfather's books.

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  3. My paternal grandfather is my father's father.

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  4. My paternal grandfather gave his life for his wife, children, and grandchildren.

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  5. I never knew my paternal grandfather. He died a few weeks before I was born.

    deMeinen Großvater väterlicherseits habe ich nie kennengelernt. Er starb einige Wochen vor meiner Geburt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one's father's father:

Forms

plural: paternal grandfathers

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
patentpatentlypaternalC1paternitypathA2pathetic

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