presbyter
English
Etymology
From Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of prester.
Pronunciation
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Noun
presbyter (plural presbyters)
- A priest in various churches.
- An elder of the Presbyterian church.
- An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
Related terms
Translations
priest in various churches
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References
- “presbyter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpres.by.ter/, [ˈprɛs̠bʏt̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpres.bi.ter/, [ˈprɛzbit̪er]
Noun
presbyter m (genitive presbyterī); second declension
- (Late Latin, Christian Latin) an elder, presbyter
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | presbyter | presbyterī |
Genitive | presbyterī | presbyterōrum |
Dative | presbyterō | presbyterīs |
Accusative | presbyterum | presbyterōs |
Ablative | presbyterō | presbyterīs |
Vocative | presbyter | presbyterī |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Albanian: prift
- Aromanian: preftu
- Catalan: prevere
- Corsican: preti
- Dalmatian: priast
- Emilian: prît
- → English: presbyter, prester
- French: prêtre
- Friulian: predi
- → Irish: preispitéir
- Italian: prete
- → Middle Dutch: priester
- Dutch: priester
- Neapolitan: prevete, preote
- Occitan: preire, preveire, prestre
- → Old English: prēost
- Middle English: prest, preest
- English: priest
- → Old Norse: prestr
- Middle English: prest, preest
- Old French: prestre, provoire
- → Old High German: prēstar
- → Old Welsh: primter
- → Primitive Irish: ᚊᚏᚔᚋᚔᚈᚔᚏ (qrimitir)
- Old Irish: cruimther
- Irish: cruimhthir
- Scottish Gaelic: cruimthear
- Old Irish: cruimther
- → Primitive Irish: ᚊᚏᚔᚋᚔᚈᚔᚏ (qrimitir)
- Romanian: preot
- Romansch: prer, prear, preir
- Sardinian: preide, prede, predi
- Sicilian: prèviti
- Spanish: preste
- Venetian: prète, prèvede, pre
References
- “presbyter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- presbyter in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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