pastor

== English == === Alternative forms === pastour (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.stə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæs.tɚ/ Rhymes: -ɑːstə(ɹ), -æstə(ɹ) Homophone: pasta (General Australian, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic) === Noun === pastor (plural pastors) (now rare) Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd. (countable, religion) Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. Synonym: shepherd Hypernym: cleric Coordinate terms: imam, guru, rabbi, sangha (countable, Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church. Synonyms: elder, pastor-teacher Hypernym: cleric (countable, Roman Catholicism, US) The main priest serving a parish. Synonym: parish priest Hypernym: cleric Coordinate term: parochial vicar A bird, the rosy starling. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== al pastor ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pastor (third-person singular simple present pastors, present participle pastoring, simple past and past participle pastored) (Christianity, ambitransitive, stative) To serve a congregation as pastor === See also === === Anagrams === Portas, Sproat, asport, portas, sap rot, saprot == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan pastor, from Latin pāstōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pəsˈtu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [pəsˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [pasˈtoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [pasˈto] === Noun === pastor m (plural pastors, feminine pastora, feminine plural pastores) shepherd, herder pastor, priest ==== Derived terms ==== pastor alemany ==== Related terms ==== pastura pasturar péixer === References === “pastor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “pastor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “pastor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pastor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pastor. Doublet of pastores. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pas‧tor IPA(key): /pasˈtoɾ/ [pɐs̪ˈt̪oɾ̪] === Noun === pastór herder (Catholicism) parish priest; pastor (Protestantism) pastor ==== Related terms ==== pasto pastora pastores == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch pastoor, from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor, from pāscō (“to feed, maintain, pasture, graze”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pastor/ Hyphenation: pas‧tor === Noun === pastor (plural pastor-pastor) (Christianity, Roman Catholicism) parish priest ==== Alternative forms ==== pastur ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pastor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish pastor, from Latin pāstor. === Noun === pastor m (Hebrew spelling פאסטור) (countable) shepherd (a person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock) (countable, religion) pastor (someone with spiritual authority over a group of people) ==== Related terms ==== === References === == Latin == === Etymology === From pāscō (“to feed, maintain, pasture, graze”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpaːs.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpas.tor] === Noun === pāstor m (genitive pāstōris, feminine pāstrīx); third declension A person who tends sheep; shepherd. 25 BC, Sextus Propertius, Elegiae; II, i, 43–4 Navita de ventis, de tauris narrat arator,Enumerat miles vulnera, pastor oves. The sailor tells of winds, the ploughman of bulls,the soldier counts his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. A Christian who takes care of the spiritual needs of other Christians 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Ephesians 4:11 ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== pāstōrius pāstōrālis ==== Related terms ==== pāscitō pāscō pāscor pāscuus ==== Descendants ==== === References === “pastor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “pastor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "pastor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “pastor”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pāstor. === Noun === pastor m (definite singular pastoren, indefinite plural pastorer, definite plural pastorene) (religion) pastor === References === “pastor” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pāstor. === Noun === pastor m (definite singular pastoren, indefinite plural pastorar, definite plural pastorane) (religion) pastor === References === “pastor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan pastor, from Latin accusative pāstorem (Latin pāstor). Cf. also pastre from the Latin nominative. Cognates include French pasteur, Norman pâteu', Catalan pastor. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pastor m (plural pastors) shepherd pastor, priest, minister ==== Related terms ==== pàisser, pàsquer ==== See also ==== anhèl feda moton oelha oelhièr == Old French == === Alternative forms === pastur === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pāstor, pāstōrem. Compare the inherited doublet pastre. === Noun === pastor oblique singular, m (oblique plural pastors, nominative singular pastre, nominative plural pastor) shepherd (Christianity) pastor ==== Descendants ==== French: pasteur Norman: pâteu' → Middle English: pastour English: pastor == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From the accusative declension of Latin pāstor, pāstōrem. Cf also the form pastre from the nominative. === Noun === pastor m (oblique plural pastors, nominative singular pastors, nominative plural pastor) shepherd paster, priest, minister ==== Descendants ==== == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin pāstor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pasˈtoɾ/ === Noun === pastor m (plural pastores, feminine singular pastora, feminine plural pastoras) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Pastor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpas.tɔr/ Rhymes: -astɔr Syllabification: pas‧tor === Noun === pastor m pers (Protestantism) pastor (in Protestant churches) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ksiądz ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “pastor”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pastor”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese pastor, from Latin pāstōrem. === Pronunciation === Homophone: pastou (non-rhotic accents) Rhymes: (Brazil) -oʁ, (Portugal) -oɾ Hyphenation: pas‧tor === Noun === pastor m (plural pastores, feminine pastora, feminine plural pastoras) herdsman; herder (someone who tends livestock) (in particular) shepherd (someone who tends sheep) herding dog (any of several breeds of dog originally used to herd livestock) ellipsis of pastor-alemão (figurative, chiefly religion) shepherd (one who watches over or guides others) (Protestantism) the chief clergyman of a Protestant congregation: a pastor, minister or parson ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pastor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pastor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Alternative forms === пастор (pastor) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from German Pastor, from Latin pāstor. Compare the inherited doublet păstor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpas.tor/ Rhymes: -astor Hyphenation: pas‧tor === Noun === pastor m (plural pastori) (Protestantism) pastor, priest ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== pastoral pastorală === See also === preot === References === “pastor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish pastor, from Latin pāstor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pasˈtoɾ/ [pasˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: pas‧tor === Noun === pastor m (plural pastores, feminine pastora, feminine plural pastoras) shepherd Synonym: ovejero herder Synonym: cabañero (Catholicism) pastor, priest Synonyms: sacerdote, cura, párroco ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “pastor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === pastor c pastor, priest indefinite plural of pasta ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: pastori === Anagrams === portas, postar, ropats, sporta == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === pastores — slightly archaic === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pastor, from Old Spanish pastor, from Latin pāstor, from pāscō, from Proto-Italic *pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti, from *peh₂-. Doublet of pastol, an early borrowing. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pasˈtoɾ/ [pɐsˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: pas‧tor === Noun === pastór (feminine pastora, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔) (Catholicism) parish priest; pastor (Protestantism) church minister; pastor ==== Related terms ==== Pastor pastoral === Further reading === “pastor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Venetan == === Etymology === From Latin pāstor, pāstōrem. Compare Italian pastore. === Noun === pastor m (plural pastori) or pastor m (plural pasturi) shepherd