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grandfather meaning in Norwegian

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grandfather [grandfathers] (grandfather (from either side))
noun
[UK: ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

(Bokmål) bestefarnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) bestefarnoun
{m}

morfar (mother's father), farfar (father's father)noun

great-grandfather (father of grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt.ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðə]
[US: ˈɡræn.ˌfɑː.ðər]

(Bokmål) oldefarnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) oldefarnoun
{m}

great-great-grandfather (The father of someone's great-grandparent)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: ˈɡreɪt ˈɡreɪt ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

(Bokmål) tippoldefarnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) tippoldefarnoun
{m}

maternal grandfather (one's mother's father)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

(Bokmål) morfarnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) morfarnoun
{m}

paternal grandfather (one's father's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

farfarnoun