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preispitéir

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Irish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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preispitéir m (genitive singular preispitéara, nominative plural preispitéirí)

  1. (Christianity) presbyter
  2. (architecture) chancel, presbytery
    Synonyms: córlann, saingeal

Declension

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Declension of preispitéir (third declension)
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

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Mutation

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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

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