prelat

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See also: prélat and prelát

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō.

Pronunciation

Noun

prelat m (plural prelats)

  1. prelate

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin praelatus.

Noun

prelat oblique singularm (oblique plural prelaz or prelatz, nominative singular prelaz or prelatz, nominative plural prelat)

  1. prelate
    • 1259, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la complainte Maître Guillaume de Saint Amour:
      Obliei m'ont prelat et pastre
      The prelates and the pastors have forgotten me.

Descendants

  • French: prélat

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prélat.

Noun

prelat m (plural prelați)

  1. prelate

Declension

Romansch

Noun

prelat m (plural prelats)

  1. Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Medieval Latin praelātus, from Latin praeferre.

Noun

prelat c

  1. prelate

Declension

Declension of prelat 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative prelat prelaten prelater prelaterna
Genitive prelats prelatens prelaters prelaternas

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