prift

Albanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾift/

Noun

prift m (indefinite plural priftërinj, definite singular 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, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1185
  3. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
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