pastoor

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pastoor, from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.

Noun

pastoor (plural pastore)

1. (Christianity) parish priest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑsˈtoːr/, /pɑˈstoːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pas‧toor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

pastoor m (plural pastoors, diminutive pastoortje n)

1. (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) parish priest
2. (Christianity, dated) pastor, one who provides spiritual guidance

Derived terms

• bouwpastoor
• hoofdpastoor
• onderpastoor
• opperpastoor

Related terms

• pastor
• pastoraal
• pastoraat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pastoor
• → Lokono: pastoro
• → Papiamentu: pastor
• → West Frisian: pastoar

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pāstor.

Noun

pastôor m

1. priest, pastor

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: pastoor
  • Afrikaans: pastoor
  • → Lokono: pastoro
  • → Papiamentu: pastor
  • → West Frisian: pastoar
• Limburgish: pestoear
• West Flemish: paster

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “pastoor”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN