preispitéir

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
singular plural
nominative preispitéir preispitéirí
vocative a phreispitéir a phreispitéirí
genitive preispitéara preispitéirí
dative preispitéir preispitéirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an preispitéir na preispitéirí
genitive an phreispitéara na bpreispitéirí
dative leis an bpreispitéir
don phreispitéir 		leis na preispitéirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of preispitéir
radical lenition eclipsis
preispitéir phreispitéir bpreispitéir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “preispitéir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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