patriarcha
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
patriarcha m (genitive patriarchae); first declension
- (Late Latin) patriarch (all senses)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | patriarcha | patriarchae |
| Genitive | patriarchae | patriarchūm patriarchārum |
| Dative | patriarchae | patriarchīs |
| Accusative | patriarcham | patriarchās |
| Ablative | patriarchā | patriarchīs |
| Vocative | patriarcha | patriarchae |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- French: patriarche
- Italian: patriarca
- → Old Galician-Portuguese: patriarcha
- → Dutch: patriarch
- → Middle English: patriark, patriarche
- English: patriarch
- → German: Patriarch
- → Polish: patriarcha
References
- “pătrĭarcha and pătrĭarches”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- PATRIARCHÆ in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- (-ēs) pătrĭarcha (-ēs) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,125/3.
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “patriarcha”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, pages 773–774
- patriarcha in Ramminger, Johann (2003 February 27 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
patriarcha m pers
Declension
Declension of patriarcha
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | patriarcha | patriarchowie |
| genitive | patriarchy | patriarchów |
| dative | patriarsze | patriarchom |
| accusative | patriarchę | patriarchów |
| instrumental | patriarchą | patriarchami |
| locative | patriarsze | patriarchach |
| vocative | patriarcho | patriarchowie |
Related terms
Further reading
- patriarcha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- patriarcha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
patriarcha m (plural patriarchas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of patriarca.