pastoor

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pastoor, from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.

Noun

pastoor (plural pastore)

  1. (Christianity) parish priest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑsˈtoːr/, /pɑˈstoːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pas‧toor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

pastoor m (plural pastoors, diminutive pastoortje n)

  1. (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) parish priest
  2. (Christianity, dated) pastor, one who provides spiritual guidance

Derived terms

  • bouwpastoor
  • hoofdpastoor
  • onderpastoor
  • opperpastoor

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: pastoor
  • → Indonesian: pastor
  • → Javanese: ꦥꦱ꧀ꦠꦸꦂ (pastur)
  • → Lokono: pastoro
  • → Papiamentu: pastor
  • → West Frisian: pastoar

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pāstor.

Noun

pastôor m

  1. priest, pastor

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative pastôor pastôre
accusative pastôor pastôre
genitive pastôors pastôre
dative pastôre pastôren

Descendants

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