prophete

See also: Prophete and prophète

Latin

Noun

prophētē

  1. ablative/vocative singular of prophētēs

Middle Dutch

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old French prophete, borrowed from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs).

    Noun

    prophete m

    1. prophet

    Inflection

    Weak masculine noun
    singular plural
    nominative prophete propheten
    accusative prophete propheten
    genitive propheten propheten
    dative prophete propheten

    Descendants

    • Dutch: profeet, propheet (archaic)
      • Afrikaans: profeet
      • Negerhollands: profeet
      • → Papiamentu: profeet (dated)
      • → Sranan Tongo: profeiti

    References

    Middle English

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Anglo-Norman prophete and its etymon Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /prɔˈfɛːt(ə)/, /prɔˈfeːt(ə)/, /ˈprɔfɛt(ə)/, /ˈprɔfit(ə)/

    Noun

    prophete (plural prophetes)

    1. A prophet; one who conveys a divine message (especially used of Christ and the Biblical prophets).
    2. One of the portions of the Old Testament covering the prophets.
    3. (rare) A messenger; one who announces or proclaims something.
    4. (rare) A foreteller; one who discerns the future.
    5. (rare) A musical or poetic figure.

    Descendants

    References

    Middle French

    Etymology

      From Old French prophete, borrowed from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs).

      Noun

      prophete m (plural prophetes)

      1. prophet (chiefly Biblical, with respect to Christianity)

      Descendants

      References

      • prophete on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

      Old French

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs).

        Noun

        prophete oblique singular, m (oblique plural prophetes, nominative singular prophetes, nominative plural prophete)

        1. prophet (chiefly Biblical, with respect to Christianity)

        Descendants

        References

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