Propst

English

Proper noun

Propst (plural Propsts)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Propst is the 7057^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4743 individuals. Propst is most common among White (87.86%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Tropps

German

Alternative forms

• Probst (nonstandard since 19th c., but still sometimes seen)

Etymology

From Middle High German prob(e)st, brobest, from Old High German probost, probist, provost, from Old French provost, from Latin praepositus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁoːpst/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Propst

Noun

Propst m (strong, genitive Propstes or (rare) Propsts, plural Pröpste, feminine Pröpstin)

1. (Christianity) provost

Declension

Declension of Propst [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Propst	die	Pröpste
genitive	eines	des	Propstes, Propsts1	der	Pröpste
dative	einem	dem	Propst, Propste2	den	Pröpsten
accusative	einen	den	Propst	die	Pröpste

¹Rare.
²Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Propstei

Further reading

• “Propst” in Duden online