Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *preptо̄ for *praebitor (compare Aromanian preftu, Romanian preot), from Latin presbyter.[1][2][3]

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Noun

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prift m (plural priftërinj, definite prifti, definite plural priftërinjtë)

  1. priest, pastor

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  1. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 236
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “prift”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1185
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prift”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 345