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Etymology
Borrowed 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 ” ) + -άρχης ( -árkhēs , “ -arch ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
patriarca m (plural patriarques )
patriarch
Further reading
Galician
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /paˈtɾjaɾka/
Rhymes: -aɾka
Hyphenation: pa‧triar‧ca
Noun
patriarca m (plural patriarcas )
patriarch
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed 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 ” ) + -άρχης ( -árkhēs , “ -arch ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
patriarca m (plural patriarchi )
patriarch
References
Further reading
patriarca in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
patriarca in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
patriarca in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica , De Agostini Scuola Spa
patriàrca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti , Olivetti Media Communication
patriarca in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
patrïarca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Occitan
Pronunciation
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Noun
patriarca m (plural patriarcas , feminine matriarca , feminine plural matriarcas )
patriarch
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese patriarca , patriarcha , borrowed 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 ” ) + -άρχης ( -árkhēs , “ -arch ” ) .
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /pa.tɾiˈaʁ.kɐ/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /paˈtɾjaʁ.kɐ/
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /pa.tɾiˈaʁ.kɐ/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /paˈtɾjaʁ.kɐ/
( São Paulo ) IPA (key ) : /pa.tɾiˈaɾ.kɐ/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /paˈtɾjaɾ.kɐ/
( Rio de Janeiro ) IPA (key ) : /pa.tɾiˈaʁ.kɐ/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /paˈtɾjaʁ.kɐ/
( Southern Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /pa.tɾiˈaɻ.ka/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /paˈtɾjaɻ.ka/
( Portugal ) IPA (key ) : /pɐ.tɾiˈaɾ.kɐ/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /pɐˈtɾjaɾ.kɐ/
Noun
patriarca m (plural patriarcas )
( sociology ) patriarch ( male head of a community or household )
( ecclesiastical, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism ) patriarch ( highest rank of bishop )
Further reading
“patriarca ”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008 –2024
“patriarca ”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006 –2024
“patriarca ” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo , 1913
“patriarca ”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003 –2024
“patriarca ”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015 –2024
“patriarca ”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008 –2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed 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 ” ) + -άρχης ( -árkhēs , “ -arch ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /paˈtɾjaɾka/
Rhymes: -aɾka
Syllabification: pa‧triar‧ca
Noun
patriarca m (plural patriarcas )
patriarch
Further reading