patrilinear

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patrilinear

  • [patʁilineˈaːɐ̯]
  • [patʁilineˈʔaːɐ̯]

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adjective patrilineal · patrilinear · patrilinearer · patrilineare · patrilineares

  1. in der Erbfolge der väterlichen Linie folgend „Ihm fehlte die patrilineare Abstammung, der Anschluss an die über seinen Vater verlaufende Kette männlicher Ahnen, die für die Verortung in der Shona-Gesellschaft essenziell wichtig ist.“

    Opposite: matrilinear

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@misc{patrilinear_2026,
  title = {patrilinear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/patrilinear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}