Pfarrer
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German pfarrāri, from pfarra (“parish”), probably from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pfarrer m (strong, genitive Pfarrers, plural Pfarrer, feminine Pfarrerin)
- (Christianity) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)
- Synonym: Pastor
Declension[edit]
Declension of Pfarrer [masculine, strong]
Descendants[edit]
- → Lower Sorbian: faraŕ
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Pfarrer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfarrer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pfarrer” in Duden online
- Pfarrer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de