profet

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”).

Noun

profet m (plural profetë, definite profeti, definite plural profetët)

1. (religion) prophet

   Synonyms: parathënës, pejgamber

2. (figurative) seer, diviner

   Synonyms: parashikues, largpamës

Declension

Declension of profet

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	profet	profeti	profetë	profetët
accusative		profetin
dative	profeti	profetit	profetëve	profetëve
ablative			profetësh

Further reading

• “profet”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse prófeti, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Noun

profet c (singular definite profeten, plural indefinite profeter)

1. prophet

Declension

Declension of profet

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	profet	profeten	profeter	profeterne
genitive	profets	profetens	profeters	profeternes

References

• “profet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse prófeti, prófeta, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Noun

profet m (definite singular profeten, indefinite plural profeter, definite plural profetene)

1. prophet

Derived terms

• profetisk

References

• “profet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse prófeti, prófeta, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Noun

profet m (definite singular profeten, indefinite plural profetar, definite plural profetane)

1. prophet

Derived terms

• profetisk

References

• “profet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prophète.

Noun

profet m (plural profeți)

1. prophet

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	profet	profetul	profeți	profeții
genitive-dative	profet	profetului	profeți	profeților
vocative	profetule		profeților

Romansh

Etymology

From Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Noun

profet m (plural profets)

1. (religion) prophet

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse prófeti, prófeta, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Noun

profet c

1. prophet

Declension

Declension of profet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	profet	profets
	definite	profeten	profetens
plural	indefinite	profeter	profeters
	definite	profeterna	profeternas

Related terms

• profetera
• profetia
• profetisk
• profetissa
• profetskap

References

• “profet”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “profet”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “profet”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English prophet.

Noun

profet

1. prophet