prift

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *preptо̄ for *praebitor (compare Aromanian preftu, Romanian preot), from Latin presbyter.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾift/

Noun

prift m (plural priftërinj, definite prifti, definite plural priftërinjtë)

  1. priest, pastor

Synonyms

  • atë, uratë, shërbesëtar
  • famullitar, ikonom

Derived terms

  • priftëri, priftëror, priftëreshë, priftëroj
  • shpriftëroj

References

  1. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 236
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “prift”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1185
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prift”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
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