grootvader
Dutch
Etymology
From groot- + vader, calque of Middle French grandpere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroːtˌfaːdər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: groot‧va‧der
Noun
grootvader m (plural grootvaders, diminutive grootvadertje n, female equivalent grootmoeder)
- (slightly formal) grandfather [from 16th c.]
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: grootvader
- Negerhollands: groottatta, groottaa
- → Virgin Islands Creole: gropupa (dated)
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