Ahnenschwund

German

Etymology

Ahnen +‎ Schwund

Pronunciation
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Noun

Ahnenschwund m (strong, genitive Ahnenschwundes or Ahnenschwunds, no plural)

  1. pedigree collapse
    • 2006, Brigitte Sokop, Jene Gräfin Larisch, →ISBN:
      Emanuel von Bayern, Paradebeispiel für exzessiven Ahnenschwund, […]
      Emanuel of Bavaria, poster child for excessive pedigree collapse, […]

Declension
Declension of Ahnenschwund [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Ahnenschwund
genitive eines des Ahnenschwundes, Ahnenschwunds
dative einem dem Ahnenschwund, Ahnenschwunde1
accusative einen den Ahnenschwund

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

See also
  • Ahnendichte
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