Pfarrer

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfarrāri, from pfarra (“parish”), probably from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía).

Pronunciation

• • IPA^(key): [ˈ(p)fɑʁɐ], [ˈfaʁɐ] (most of Germany)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈpfɑrɐ], [ˈpfɑrːɐ] (Austro-Bavarian)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈpfɑrːər] (Swiss, conservative Austro-Bavarian)

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Noun

Pfarrer m (genitive Pfarrers, plural Pfarrer, female Pfarrerin)

1. (Christianity) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)

Declension

Declension of Pfarrer

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfarrer	die	Pfarrer
genitive	eines	des	Pfarrers	der	Pfarrer
dative	einem	dem	Pfarrer	den	Pfarrern
accusative	einen	den	Pfarrer	die	Pfarrer

Synonyms

• Pastor

Descendants

• → Lower Sorbian: faraŕ

See also

• Bischof m
• Pater m
• Pfaffe m (derogatory)
• Priester m
• Vater m

Further reading

• “Pfarrer” in Duden online