Pfarrer
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German pfarrāri, from pfarra (“parish”), probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. parochia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈ(p)fɑʁɐ], [ˈfaʁɐ] (most of Germany)
- IPA(key): [ˈpfɑrɐ], [ˈpfɑrːɐ] (Austro-Bavarian)
- IPA(key): [ˈpfɑrːər] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Swiss, conservative Austro-Bavarian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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Noun
Pfarrer m (genitive Pfarrers, plural Pfarrer, feminine Pfarrerin)
- (Christianity) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Lower Sorbian: faraŕ
See also
Further reading
- “Pfarrer” in Duden online