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