priesteris

Borrowed from Middle Low German prēster, or maybe from Middle Dutch preester (cf. German Priester), itself a borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). The Latvian term is first mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]

• IPA^(key): [pɾīɛ̄stɛɾis]

priesteris m (2nd declension, feminine form: priesteriene)

1. priest (male religious official trained to perform and lead rituals at a church or temple)

   katoļu, pareizticīgo priesteris ― Catholic, Orthodox priest

   senēģiptiešu priesteris ― ancient Egyptian priest

   kristietībā priesteris ir amatpersona, kas pēc nozīmes ir starp bīskapu un diakonu ― in Christianity, a priest is an official intermediary in importance between a bishop and a deacon

• priesterība