aartsvader

== 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 ==== Synonyms ==== patriarch (family's male ancestor): stamvader ==== Derived terms ==== aartsvaderlijk ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: aartsvader