progenitor
Spanish, noun/pɾoxeniˈtoɾ/
progenitor is spelled P-R-O-G-E-N-I-T-O-R (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Progenitor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “progenitor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ascendiente masculino directo e inmediato de un ser humano”.
What does progenitor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprogenitor
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ascendiente masculino directo e inmediato de un ser humano. 2. Ser vivo que da origen a otro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of progenitor
- progenitores plural
- progenitora feminine
- progenitoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce progenitor?
- /pɾoxeniˈtoɾ/
- [pɾo.xe.niˈt̪oɾ]
- [pɾoxeniˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to progenitor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is progenitor in Spanish?
progenitor appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).