aartsengel
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch aartsengel, ultimately from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos).
Pronunciation
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Noun
aartsengel (plural aartsengele)
- archangel
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos). Equivalent to aarts- + engel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːrtsˌɛ.ŋəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aarts‧en‧gel
Noun
aartsengel m (plural aartsengelen or aartsengels, diminutive aartsengeltje n)
- archangel, member of a high one of the nine choirs (orders) of angels
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aartsengel