noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈdʒiː.niːˌæl.ə.dʒɪst/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who studies or practises genealogy; an expert in genealogy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
an expert in genealogy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English genealogy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English genealogist From genealogy + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَسَّاب
(nassāb)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Armenian:
ծագումնաբան
(cagumnaban)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Armenian:
ազգաբան
(azgaban)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Belarusian:
генеалог
(hjenjealóh)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Bulgarian:
генеалог
(genealog)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Catalan:
genealogista
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Czech:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Czech:
genealožka
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Danish:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Danish:
slægtsforsker
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Danish:
slægtshistoriker
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Dutch:
genealoog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Esperanto:
genealogo
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Esperanto:
virgenealogo
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Esperanto:
genealogino
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Finnish:
sukututkija
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
French:
généalogiste
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
German:
Ahnenforscher
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
German:
Ahnenforscherin
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
German:
Genealoge
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
German:
Genealogin
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
German:
Stammbaumforscher
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
German:
Stammbaumforscherin
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Ancient Greek:
γενεαλόγος
(genealógos)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Irish:
rianaí
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Italian:
genealogista
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Bokmål:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Bokmål:
ættegransker
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Bokmål:
slektsforsker
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Bokmål:
slektshistoriker
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ættegranskar
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
slektsforskar
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
slektshistorikar
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Polish:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Polish:
genealożka
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Portuguese:
genealogista
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Romanian:
genealogist
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Romanian:
genealogistă
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Russian:
генеало́г
(genealóg)
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Scottish Gaelic:
sloinntear
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Slovak:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Slovak:
genealogička
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Spanish:
genealogista
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Swedish:
genealog
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Swedish:
släktforskare
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Volapük:
genealogan
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Volapük:
higenealogan
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Volapük:
jigenealogan
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
Welsh:
achydd
— person who studies or practises genealogy, expert in genealogy
