aartsvader

Dutch

Etymology

From aarts- (“arch-, archi-”) +‎ vader (“father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːrtsˌfaː.dər/
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Hyphenation: aarts‧va‧der

Noun

aartsvader m (plural aartsvaders or aartsvaderen, diminutive aartsvadertje n, feminine aartsmoeder)

A Biblical patriarch; primary ancestor, notably of a tribe or people.
A family's patriarch, most senior male ancestor.
(poetic) An ecclesiastic patriarch.

Synonyms

patriarch
(family's male ancestor): stamvader

Derived terms

aartsvaderlijk

Descendants

Afrikaans: aartsvader

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