aartsvader
Dutch
Etymology
From aarts- (“arch-, archi-”) + vader (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːrtsˌfaː.dər/
Audio (file) - 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