pfaffo

Old High German

Alternative forms

• phaffo, phapho

Etymology

An early borrowing from Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 (papa) demonstrating the effects of the High German consonant shift, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas).

Noun

pfaffo m

1. (Christianity) priest

Declension

Declension of pfaffo (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	pfaffo	pfaffon, pfaffun
accusative	pfaffon, pfaffun	pfaffon, pfaffun
genitive	pfaffen, pfaffin	pfaffōno
dative	pfaffen, pfaffin	pfaffōm, pfaffōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: pfaffe
  • German: Pfaffe