preispitéir

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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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative preispitéir preispitéirí
Vocative a phreispitéir a phreispitéirí
Genitive preispitéara preispitéirí
Dative preispitéir preispitéirí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an preispitéir na preispitéirí
Genitive an phreispitéara na bpreispitéirí
Dative leis an bpreispitéir

don phreispitéir

leis na preispitéirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
preispitéir phreispitéir bpreispitéir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “preispitéir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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