bisabuelo

From bis- +‎ abuelo.

• IPA^(key): /bisaˈbwelo/ [bi.saˈβ̞we.lo]

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• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: bi‧sa‧bue‧lo

bisabuelo m (plural bisabuelos, feminine bisabuela, feminine plural bisabuelas)

1. great-grandfather (great-grandmother for the feminine form)
2. (usually in the plural) great-grandparent (either a great-grandmother or a great-grandfather)

The noun bisabuelo is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• → Papiamentu: bisawelo

• bisnieto

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