priesteris
Latvian
Katoļu priesteris
Senēģiptiešu priesteris
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German prēster, or maybe from Middle Dutch preester (cf. German Priester), itself a borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). The Latvian term is first mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɾīɛ̄stɛɾis]
Noun
priesteris m (2nd declension, feminine form: priesteriene)
- priest (male religious official trained to perform and lead rituals at a church or temple)
- katoļu, pareizticīgo priesteris ― Catholic, Orthodox priest
- senēģiptiešu priesteris ― ancient Egyptian priest
- kristietībā priesteris ir amatpersona, kas pēc nozīmes ir starp bīskapu un diakonu ― in Christianity, a priest is an official intermediary in importance between a bishop and a deacon
Declension
Declension of priesteris (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | priesteris | priesteri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | priesteri | priesterus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | priestera | priesteru |
| dative (datīvs) | priesterim | priesteriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | priesteri | priesteriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | priesterī | priesteros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | priesteri | priesteri |
Derived terms
- priesterība
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “priesteris”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN