prete

See also: Prete, prête, prêté, and přete

Corsican

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *previter, from Latin presbyter (“elder”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros, “elder”). Cognates include Italian prete and French prêtre.

Noun

prete m (plural preti)

1. priest, vicar, curate

References

• http://infcor.adecec.net/

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

French prêtbor.

Esperanto preta

Proto-Italic *-ēd

Old Latin -ēd

Latin -ebor.

Russian -е (-e)influ.

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Polish -einflu.

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Czech -einflu.

Esperanto -e

Esperanto prete

From preta + -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprete/
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: pre‧te

Adverb

prete

1. readily

   Kun urso promenu, sed pafilon prete tenu.

   Prowl with a bear, but readily steadfast a gun.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French prêter.

Pronunciation

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Verb

prete (transitive)

1. to lend
2. to borrow

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 156

Italian

Etymology

From Old Italian preite, from Vulgar Latin *previter, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros). Compare French prêtre, Romanian preot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛ.te/

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• Rhymes: -ɛte
• Hyphenation: prè‧te

Noun

prete m (plural preti)

1. priest, clergyman, minister, pastor

   Synonyms: celebrante, chierico, curato, ecclesiastico, ministro del culto, ministro di Dio, officiante, parroco, pastore, pope, presbitero, presule, religioso, reverendo, sacerdote

Coordinate terms

• imam, guru, kohen (cohen), rabbino, bhikkhu, monaco buddista

Derived terms

• arciprete
• pretalizio
• pretesco
• pretino
• spretare

See also

• abate
• arcivescovo
• cardinale
• diacono
• frate
• monaco
• monsignore
• pievano
• primate
• priore
• seminarista
• vescovo

Tocharian B

Noun

prete

1. preta, hungry ghost, malevolent spirit