pastoor
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch pastoor, from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.
Noun
pastoor (plural pastore)
- (Christianity) parish priest
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑsˈtoːr/, /pɑˈstoːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pas‧toor
- Rhymes: -oːr
Noun
pastoor m (plural pastoors, diminutive pastoortje n)
- (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) parish priest
- (Christianity, dated) pastor, one who provides spiritual guidance
Derived terms
- bouwpastoor
- hoofdpastoor
- onderpastoor
- opperpastoor
Related terms
- pastor
- pastoraal
- pastoraat
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pastoor
- → Arawak: pastoro
- → Papiamentu: pastor
- → West Frisian: pastoar
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pāstor.
Noun
pastôor m
- priest, pastor
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: pastoor
- Afrikaans: pastoor
- → Arawak: pastoro
- → Papiamentu: pastor
- → West Frisian: pastoar
- Limburgish: pestoear
- West Flemish: paster
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “pastoor”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN