dominee
See also: dominée
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch dominee and Afrikaans dominee.
Noun
dominee (plural dominees)
- (South Africa) A minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; a predikant.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 51:
- But Elise goes regularly, often twice on a Sunday, mainly as a result of the conditioning of her childhood as a dominee’s daughter, but also because she regards it as a good example to the children, especially Ilse.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 51:
- (US, dated) A minister in a Dutch Reformed church; a dominie.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dominee.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
dominee (plural dominees)
- pastor; minister
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin domine, vocative of dominus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːmineː/, (Northern Dutch) [ˈdoʊ̯mineɪ̯], (Southern Dutch) [ˈdoːmineː]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: do‧mi‧nee
Noun
dominee m (plural dominees, diminutive domineetje n)
- (religion) minister, pastor in several Protestant denominations
Abbreviations
- ds., da.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dominee
- Berbice Creole Dutch: domni
- Negerhollands: domine, domni
- Petjo: dominee
- Skepi Creole Dutch: domine, domni
- → Aukan: Dominei
- → Caribbean Javanese: dhomeni
- → English: dominee
- → Indonesian: domine
- → Papiamentu: domi
- → Saramaccan: dómíni
- → Sranan Tongo: domri