tsjerkfaar

West Frisian

Etymology

From tsjerke (“church”) +‎ faar (“father”), ultimately from Latin Pater Ecclēsiae.

Noun

tsjerkfaar c (plural tsjerkfaars)

  1. Church Father (authoritative early Christian author)

Further reading
  • “tsjerkfaar”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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