ancestral
French, adjective/ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal/
ancestral is spelled A-N-C-E-S-T-R-A-L (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ancestral is a French adjective meaning “ancestral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport aux ancêtres”.
What does ancestral mean in English?
adjective
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ancestral
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport aux ancêtres. 2. Très ancien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ancestral
- ancestrale feminine
- ancestraux masculine plural
- ancestrales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ancestral?
- /ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal/
- \ɑ̃.sɛs.tʁal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ancestral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ancestral in French?
ancestral appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).