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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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altaarknaap m (plural altaarknapen)

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

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