preot
Romanian
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Vulgar Latin preb(i)ter or prev(i)ter, popular variant of Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).[1] Compare Albanian prift, Aromanian preftu, preft, Italian prete, French prêtre, Catalan prevere. Doublet of prezbiter.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]preot m (plural preoți)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | preot | preotul | preoți | preoții | |
| genitive-dative | preot | preotului | preoți | preoților | |
| vocative | preotule | preoților | |||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 418
Further reading
[edit]- preot in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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