priesteris

Latvian

Katoļu priesteris

Senēģiptiešu priesteris

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German prēster, or maybe from Middle Dutch preester (cf. German Priester), itself a borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). The Latvian term is first mentioned in 17th-century sources.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾīɛ̄stɛɾis]

Noun

priesteris m (2nd declension, feminine form: priesteriene)

1. priest (male religious official trained to perform and lead rituals at a church or temple)

   katoļu, pareizticīgo priesteris ― Catholic, Orthodox priest

   senēģiptiešu priesteris ― ancient Egyptian priest

   kristietībā priesteris ir amatpersona, kas pēc nozīmes ir starp bīskapu un diakonu ― in Christianity, a priest is an official intermediary in importance between a bishop and a deacon

Declension

Declension of priesteris (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	priesteris	priesteri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	priesteri	priesterus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	priestera	priesteru
dative (datīvs)	priesterim	priesteriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	priesteri	priesteriem
locative (lokatīvs)	priesterī	priesteros
vocative (vokatīvs)	priesteri	priesteri

Derived terms

• priesterība