Pfarrer
German
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German pfarrāri, from pfarra (“parish”), probably from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editPfarrer m (strong, genitive Pfarrers, plural Pfarrer, feminine Pfarrerin)
- (Christianity) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)
- Synonym: Pastor
Declension
editDeclension of Pfarrer [masculine, strong]
Descendants
edit- → Lower Sorbian: faraŕ
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Pfarrer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfarrer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pfarrer” in Duden online
- Pfarrer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de