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How do you say great-great-great-grandfather? Is it the same as bisabuelo? Or would it be bis-bis-bisabuelo?

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 1

Hi, I know that after great-grandfather (bisabuelo), the prefix "tátara" is used. I believe that great-great-grandfather would be "tátara tartarabuelo."

Reminds me of the Entish of the Lord of the Rings. - GaryT, Feb 17, 2011

your explanation is very good... the only problem, is that is not "tartara", it's "tátara"... "tártara"... means "tartar" - Tonyriva, Feb 17, 2011

Thanks, Tony. I made the change. - chris126, Feb 18, 2011

Answer 2

Tatarabuelo

Welcome to the forum, see the above dictionary entry for great great grandfather, I am not sure about great-great-great grandfather.

Edited to add: link text

This link lists "chotezno", but that word is not in DRAE.

From another source:

Grandfather - Abuelo

Great-grandfather - Bisabuelo

Great-great-grandfather - Tatarabuelo

Great-great-great-grandfather - Tátara-tatarabuelo

Great-great-great-great-grandfather - Tátara-tátara-tatarabuelo

Yeah, buts that is only two "greats". :) - espanol5555, Feb 17, 2011

tatara- tatara seems to be the most common way I can find. - Stadt, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 3

tátara-tatarabuelo sounds funny. And believe me, you don't want to say "chotezno" in Argentina, it means something really funny and perverted.

The real world for tátara-tatarabuelo is chozno, but very few people knows that and all the people use the tátara-tatara way.

(excuse me if my english has flaws).

Answer 4

hmmm... we usually add "tatara"... so great-great-great-grandfather is

tátara-tatarabuelo

The answer from a native speaker is always the one I would trust. - Stadt, Feb 17, 2011

Answer 5

Wow.... Good question! I would get around this by saying The dad of the dad of the dad of the dad of the dad of my dad.