Phrase guide

paternal grandfather

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abinomn: moi — one's father's father
  • Ahom: 𑜆𑜥 (pū) — one's father's father
  • Bengali: দাদা (dada) — one's father's father
  • Catalan: avi patern — one's father's father
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏂᏏ (unisi) — one's father's father
  • Cherokee: ᎡᏂᏏ (enisi) — one's father's father
  • Chinese Cantonese: 爺爺 /爷爷 — one's father's father
  • Chinese Cantonese: 祖父 (zou2 fu6) — one's father's father
  • Hakka Chinese: 阿公 (â-kûng) — one's father's father
  • Chinese: 阿公 (zh-min-nan) — one's father's father
  • Chinese: 俺公 (án-kong) — one's father's father
  • Chinese: 內公 /内公 (lāi-kong) — one's father's father
  • Chinese Mandarin: 爺爺 /爷爷 (yéye) — one's father's father
  • Chinese Mandarin: 祖父 (zǔfù) — one's father's father
  • Czech: dědeček z otcovy strany — one's father's father
  • Danish: farfar — one's father's father
  • Dutch: grootvader van vaderszijde — one's father's father
  • Faroese: faðirfaðir — one's father's father
  • Finnish: isänisä — one's father's father
  • French: grand-père paternel — one's father's father
  • Georgian: ბაბუა მამის მხრიდან (babua mamis mxridan) — one's father's father
  • Georgian: პაპა მამის მხრიდან (ṗaṗa mamis mxridan) — one's father's father
  • German: Großvater väterlicherseits — one's father's father
  • Gooniyandi: gilagi — one's father's father
  • Hindi: दादा (dādā) — one's father's father
  • Hungarian: apai nagyapa — one's father's father
  • Icelandic: föðurfaðir — one's father's father
  • Italian: nonno paterno — one's father's father
  • Japanese: 父方の祖父 (chichikata no sofu) — one's father's father
  • Japanese: 父方のお爺さん (chichi kata no ojīsan) — one's father's father
  • Korean: 친할아버지 (chinharabeoji) — one's father's father
  • Lao: ປູ່ (pū) — one's father's father
  • Latin: avus paternus — one's father's father
  • : ᦔᦴᧈ (ṗuu1) — one's father's father
  • Macedonian: дедо (dedo) — one's father's father
  • Macedonian: дедо по татко (dedo po tatko) — one's father's father
  • Martuthunira: mayili — one's father's father
  • Mokilese: jemen jamah — one's father's father
  • Navajo: análí hastiin — one's father's father
  • Norwegian: farfar — one's father's father
  • Odia: ଦାଦା (dādā) — one's father's father
  • O'odham: wosk — one's father's father
  • Polish: dziadek po mieczu — one's father's father
  • Polish: dziadek ojczysty — one's father's father
  • Portuguese: avô paterno — one's father's father
  • Scottish Gaelic: seanair athaireil — one's father's father
  • Shan: ပူႇ (pùu) — one's father's father
  • Sindhi: ڏاڏو (ḍ̠āḍ̠o) — one's father's father
  • Spanish: abuelo paterno — one's father's father
  • Swedish: farfar — one's father's father
  • Telugu: తాతయ్య (tātayya) — one's father's father
  • Telugu: తండ్రితండ్రి (taṇḍritaṇḍri) — one's father's father
  • Thai: ปู่ (bpùu) — one's father's father
  • Turkmen: ata — one's father's father
  • Vietnamese: ông nội — one's father's father
  • Volapük: fatafat — one's father's father
  • Wik-Mungkan: puulwuut — one's father's father
  • Woiwurrung: ngaba — one's father's father