patriark

patriark

Danish

Noun

patriark c (singular definite patriarken, plural indefinite patriarker)

1. patriarch

   Coordinate term: matriark

Declension

Declension of patriark

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	patriark	patriarken	patriarker	patriarkerne
genitive	patriarks	patriarkens	patriarkers	patriarkernes

Further reading

• “patriark” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “patriark” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch patriarch, from Late Latin patriarcha, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -αρχης (-arkhēs, “-arch”). Doublet of batrik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pat̚ˈri.ark]
• Hyphenation: pat‧ri‧ark

Noun

patriark (first-person possessive patriarkku, second-person possessive patriarkmu, third-person possessive patriarknya)

1. patriarch,
   1. father, the male head of a tribal line or family.
   2. a founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
   3. an old leader of a village or community.

      Synonym: datuk

   4. (Christianity) the highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.

Alternative forms

• batrik

Further reading

• “patriark” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish patriarke, from Latin patriarcha.

Noun

patriark c

1. a patriarch, a male ancestor; Abraham, Isac, Jacob and Jacob's 12 sons in the Old Testament; a high bishop in the orthodox church; a male dominant leader

Declension

Declension of patriark
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	patriark	patriarken	patriarker	patriarkerna
Genitive	patriarks	patriarkens	patriarkers	patriarkernas

Related terms

• patriarkal
• patriarkat
• patriarkskägg
• patriarkutseende

References

• patriark in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• patriark in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)