prêtre
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French prestre, from Old French prestre (nominative form, compare provoire), from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of praire and presbytre, a recent borrowing.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pʁɛtʁ/, /pʁɛːtʁ/
Audio: (file) Audio (France (Somain)): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtʁ
- Hyphenation: prê‧tre
Noun
[edit]prêtre m (plural prêtres, feminine prêtresse)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Mauritian Creole: pret
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “prêtre”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse
- Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “prêtre”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
- “prêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Paronyms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”).
Noun
[edit]prêtre m (plural prêtres)
- (Jersey, Christianity) (Catholic) priest
- (Jersey) cranefly
Synonyms
[edit]- moûque à longs pids (“cranefly”)
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