Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ahnentafel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ah-nentafel
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genealogical numbering system for listing a person's direct ancestors.

Example Sentences

"To avoid the difficulties caused by this inventive numbering, three basic numbering formats are widely accepted in genealogical circles: the ahnentafel system for ascending genealogies, and the Register and NGS Quarterly systems for […]"
"One well-known numbering system is called ahnentafel, which means “ancestor” (ahnen) and “table” (tafel) in German. You may also hear the ahnentafel system referred to as the Sosa-Stradonitz system (the names get easier, trust us) […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ahnentafel (literally “ancestors table”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Ahnentafel

Questions

What does ahnentafel mean?: A genealogical numbering system for listing a person's direct ancestors.
Where does ahnentafel come from?: It is traced to German.

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