patriark

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Danish

Noun

patriark c (singular definite patriarken, plural indefinite patriarker)

  1. patriarch

Declension

Declension of patriark
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative patriark patriarken patriarker patriarkerne
genitive patriarks patriarkens patriarkers patriarkernes

Further reading

Indonesian

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Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From Dutch patriarch, 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”) + -αρχης (-arkhēs, “-arch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pat̚ˈri.ark]
  • Hyphenation: pat‧ri‧ark

Noun

patriark (first-person possessive patriarkku, second-person possessive patriarkmu, third-person possessive patriarknya)

  1. patriarch,
    1. father, the male head of a tribal line or family.
    2. a founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
    3. an old leader of a village or community.
      Synonym: datuk
    4. (Christianity) the highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.

Alternative forms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish patriarke, from Latin patriarcha

Noun

patriark c

  1. a patriarch, a male ancestor; Abraham, Isac, Jacob and Jacob's 12 sons in the Old Testament; a high bishop in the orthodox church; a male dominant leader

Declension

Declension of patriark 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative patriark patriarken patriarker patriarkerna
Genitive patriarks patriarkens patriarkers patriarkernas

References

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