Priester

See also: priester

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?]. Similar to Dutch priester and Afrikaans priester.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁiːstɐ/
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Noun

Priester m (strong, genitive Priesters, plural Priester, feminine Priesterin)

  1. (religion, generally) priest
  2. (Roman Catholicism) priest; presbyter (man who has received the sacrament of ordination)
  3. (Christianity, chiefly Protestantism) priest (every believer)

Usage notes
  • (every believer): Universal priesthood is not an exclusively Protestant teaching and is in fact also taught by the Catholic Church, which however distinguishes between different degrees of priesthood and uses the word Priester like the English word priest chiefly in the narrower sense as above.

Declension
Declension of Priester [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Priester die Priester
genitive eines des Priesters der Priester
dative einem dem Priester den Priestern
accusative einen den Priester die Priester

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Priester” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Priester” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Priester” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpriːʃtɐ/

Noun

Priester m (plural Priester)

  1. priest
    do is en neier Priester in de Kerrich
    you are a new priest in Kerrich

Further reading
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