Pfarrei

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German

Etymology

Pfarre +‎ -ei

Pronunciation

Noun

Pfarrei f (genitive Pfarrei, plural Pfarreien)

  1. parish
    • 1867, Karl Marx, Das Kapital , I: Der Produktionsprocess des Kapitals, Hamburg: Otto Meissner:
      Ein andres Gesetz gelte in Yorkshire, ein andres in Lancashire, ein andres Gesetz in einer Pfarrei von Lancashire, ein andres in ihrer unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft.
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Declension

Declension of Pfarrei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pfarrei die Pfarreien
genitive einer der Pfarrei der Pfarreien
dative einer der Pfarrei den Pfarreien
accusative eine die Pfarrei die Pfarreien

Further reading

  • “Pfarrei” in Duden online
  • “Pfarrei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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