Como Pronunciar "progenitor"

word

proh-JEN-ih-ter

proh-JEN-ih-tuh

Definição

A progenitor is a person or thing from which someone is descended or from which something originates; it can mean an ancestor in a family line or the originator of a movement or idea.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

pɹoʊˈdʒɛnɪtɝ

Inglês Britânico

pɹəʊdʒˈɛnɪtɐ

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

proh-JEN-ih-ter

proh-JEN-ih-tuh

Ouça em Contexto

Charles Darwin is a progenitor of evolutionary theory.

My family's earliest known progenitor lived in the 1700s.

A lion is the common progenitor of many big cats.

The company’s founder is often called the progenitor of its culture.