altaarknaap

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of altaar (“altar”) +‎ knaap (“knave, assistant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.taːrˌknaːp/
  • Hyphenation: al‧taar‧knaap

Noun

altaarknaap m (plural altaarknapen)

  1. (Roman Catholicism, rare) altar boy, male acolyte.

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