pastoor

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pastoor, from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.

Noun

pastoor (plural pastore)

1. (Christianity) parish priest

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑsˈtoːr/, /pɑˈstoːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pas‧toor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

pastoor m (plural pastoors, diminutive pastoortje n)

1. (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) parish priest
2. (Christianity, dated) pastor, one who provides spiritual guidance

Derived terms

• bouwpastoor
• hoofdpastoor
• onderpastoor
• opperpastoor

Related terms

• pastor
• pastoraal
• pastoraat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pastoor
• → West Frisian: pastoar

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pāstor.

Noun

pastôor m

1. priest, pastor

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: pastoor
  • Afrikaans: pastoor
  • → West Frisian: pastoar
• Limburgish: pestoear
• West Flemish: paster

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “pastoor”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN