Etymology[edit]
Compound of altaar (“altar”) + knaap (“knave, assistant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɑl.taːrˌknaːp/
- Hyphenation: al‧taar‧knaap
altaarknaap m (plural altaarknapen)
- (Roman Catholicism, rare) altar boy, male acolyte.
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