priester

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch priester, from Middle Dutch priester, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros). === Pronunciation === === Noun === priester (plural priesters) priest == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch priester, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros). Cognate to English priest and German Priester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpris.tər/, /ˈpri.stər/ Hyphenation: pries‧ter Rhymes: -istər === Noun === priester m (plural priesters or priesteren, diminutive priestertje n, feminine priesteres or priesterin) (religion) male priest, clergyman, religious officiant ==== Usage notes ==== The plural priesteren and the feminine form priesterin are archaic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: priester === Further reading === “priester” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === briester, prēster === Etymology === From Old High German priestar. === Noun === priester m priest Synonym: pfaffe ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Central Franconian: Hunsrik: Priester German: Priester === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “priester”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “priester”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 3rd edition