preispitéir

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of cruimhthir.

Noun

preispitéir m (genitive singular preispitéara, nominative plural preispitéirí)

1. (Christianity) presbyter
2. (architecture) chancel, presbytery

   Synonyms: córlann, saingeal

Declension

Declension of preispitéir (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative preispitéir preispitéirí vocative a phreispitéir a phreispitéirí genitive preispitéara preispitéirí dative preispitéir preispitéirí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an preispitéir na preispitéirí genitive an phreispitéara na bpreispitéirí dative leis an bpreispitéir don phreispitéir leis na preispitéirí

Derived terms

• Preispitéireach (“Presbyterian”, adjective)
• Preispitéireach m (“Presbyterian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of preispitéir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
preispitéir	phreispitéir	bpreispitéir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “preispitéir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025