prêtre
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French prestre, from Old French prestre (nominative form, compare provoire), from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of praire and presbytre, a recent borrowing.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprêtre m (plural prêtres, feminine prêtresse)
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editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “prêtre” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “prêtre” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “prêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editNorman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”).
Noun
editprêtre m (plural prêtres)
- (Jersey, Christianity) (Catholic) priest
- (Jersey) cranefly
Synonyms
edit- moûque à longs pids (“cranefly”)
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