prestur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse prestr, from Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɹɛstʊɹ]
- Rhymes: -ɛstʊɹ
Noun
prestur m (genitive singular prests, plural prestar)
- priest, minister
Declension
| Declension of prestur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prestur | presturin | prestar | prestarnir |
| accusative | prest | prestin | prestar | prestarnar |
| dative | presti | prestinum | prestum | prestunum |
| genitive | prests | prestsins | presta | prestanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse prestr, from Old English prēost,[1] from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʰrɛstʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛstʏr
Noun
prestur m (genitive singular prests, nominative plural prestar)
- priest, minister
Declension
declension of prestur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prestur | presturinn | prestar | prestarnir |
| accusative | prest | prestinn | presta | prestana |
| dative | presti | prestinum | prestum | prestunum |
| genitive | prests | prestsins | presta | prestanna |
Derived terms
- prestaskóli
- sóknarprestur
References
- “On Icelandic”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 2014-03-08