different between ancestral vs kachina

English

Alternative forms

• ancestrall (obsolete)
• auncestral (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ancestrel, from ancestre (“ancestor”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æn?s?s.t??.?l/, /æn?s?s.t??l/

Adjective

ancestral (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

Derived terms

• ancestrally

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “ancestral”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Lancaster, renal cast

French

Etymology

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.s?s.t?al/

Adjective

ancestral (feminine singular ancestrale, masculine plural ancestraux, feminine plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral

Further reading

• “ancestral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Etymology

From the Old French adjective ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin antecessor (“predecessor”), an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the former from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /???.ses.?traw/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /???.se?.?traw/

Adjective

ancestral m or f (plural ancestrais, comparable)

1. ancestral (relating to ancestors)
2. archaic (extremely old)

   Synonyms: arcaico, antigo

Noun

ancestral m, f (plural ancestrais)

1. ancestor; forefather (someone from whom a person is descended)

   Synonyms: progenitor, antepassado, ascendente, avoengo

Romanian

Etymology

From French ancestral

Adjective

ancestral m or n (feminine singular ancestral?, masculine plural ancestrali, feminine and neuter plural ancestrale)

1. ancestral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From the Old French ancestrel, from the noun ancestre (“ancestor”), from Late Latin predecessor, an agent noun from the past participle stem of Latin antecedere (“to proceed”), from the prefix ante- with the infinitive cedere (“to go”), the latter from Proto-Italic *kesd-o- (“to avoid or to go away”), from the Proto-Indo-European *ked- (“to yield or to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /an?es?t?al/, [ãn?.?es?t??al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /anses?t?al/, [ãn.ses?t??al]

Adjective

ancestral (plural ancestrales)

1. ancestral

Derived terms

• ancestralidad
• ancestralmente

Related terms

• ancestro

Further reading

• “ancestral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• katchina, katcina, katsina

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi katsina.

Noun

kachina (plural kachinas)

1. (Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).
2. (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
3. (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.

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