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)

1. a Biblical patriarch; primary ancestor, notably of a tribe or people
2. a family's patriarch, most senior male ancestor
3. (poetic) an ecclesiastic patriarch

Synonyms

• patriarch
• (family's male ancestor): stamvader

Derived terms

• aartsvaderlijk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aartsvader