priesteris

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Latvian

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 priesteris on Latvian Wikipedia
Katoļu priesteris
Senēģiptiešu priesteris

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German prēster, or maybe from Middle Dutch preester (cf. German Priester), itself a borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, elder, older). The Latvian term is first mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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priesteris m (2nd declension, feminine form: priesteriene)

  1. priest (male religious official trained to perform and lead rituals at a church or temple)
    katoļu, pareizticīgo priesterisCatholic, Orthodox priest
    senēģiptiešu priesterisancient Egyptian priest
    kristietībā priesteris ir amatpersona, kas pēc nozīmes ir starp bīskapu un diakonuin Christianity, a priest is an official intermediary in importance between a bishop and a deacon

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “priesteris”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN