patriarca

== Catalan == === 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): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pə.tɾiˈar.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [pa.tɾiˈaɾ.ka] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [pa.tɾiˈar.ka] Rhymes: -aɾka === Noun === patriarca m (plural patriarques) patriarch ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “patriarca”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “patriarca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “patriarca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “patriarca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈtɾjaɾka/ [paˈt̪ɾjaɾ.kɐ] Rhymes: -aɾka Hyphenation: pa‧triar‧ca === Noun === patriarca m (plural patriarcas) patriarch ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “patriarca”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == 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 === IPA(key): /pa.triˈar.ka/ Rhymes: -arka Hyphenation: pa‧tri‧àr‧ca === Noun === patriarca m (plural patriarchi) patriarch ==== Related terms ==== === 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 === === Noun === patriarca m (plural patriarcas, feminine matriarca, feminine plural matriarcas) patriarch ==== Related terms ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === patriarcha (obsolete) === 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 === Rhymes: -aʁkɐ, -aɾkɐ Hyphenation: pa‧tri‧ar‧ca === 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) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “patriarca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “patriarca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “patriarca” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “patriarca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “patriarca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “patriarca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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/ [paˈt̪ɾjaɾ.ka] Rhymes: -aɾka Syllabification: pa‧triar‧ca === Noun === patriarca m (plural patriarcas) patriarch ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “patriarca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025