# presbyter
## English
### Etymology

From Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of prester and priest.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/, /ˈpɹɛsbɪtɚ/

### Noun

presbyter (plural presbyters)
* An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
    Hypernym: cleric
* An elder of the Presbyterian church.
    Hypernym: cleric
* An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.

#### Derived terms

* Jack Presbyter
* presbytership

#### Related terms

* Pan-Presbyterian, Panpresbyterian
* presbyopia
* presbytera
* presbyterate
* presbyterial; Presbyterial
* presbyterially; Presbyterially
* presbyterian; Presbyterian
* presbyterianism; Presbyterianism
* Presbyterianization
* Presbyterianize
* presbyterianly; Presbyterianly
* presbytery

#### Translations
### References

* “presbyter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpres.by.ter/, [ˈprɛs̠bʏt̪ɛr]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpres.bi.ter/, [ˈprɛzbit̪er]

### Noun

presbyter m (genitive presbyterī); second declension
* elder, presbyter

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

#### Derived terms

* presbytera
* presbyterātus

#### Related terms

* presbyterium

#### Descendants

* Balkan Romance:
** Aromanian: preftu, preft
** Romanian: preot
* Dalmatian:
** pretro, preter, pret, prat, priat
* Italo-Romance:
** Corsican: preti
** Old Italian: preite, previte
*** Italian: prete
** Neapolitan: prevete, preote, preite, preute
** Sicilian: prèviti
* North Italian:
** Emilian: prît
** Friulian: predi
** Ligurian: præve, præ
** Lombard: prev, pret, preit, prèvet
    Ossolano: prèu, prèf, prèvi
** Piedmontese: prèive, prève
** Romagnol: prid, prit
** Romansch: prer, prear, preir
** Venetan: prète, prèvede, pre
* Gallo-Romance:
** Old Francoprovençal: prestre, prestro (nominative form); preveiro (from the accusative form)
*** Franco-Provençal: prétro, prétre, preitre, préthre, prére, prire
    Valdôtain: prèire
** Old French: prestre, provoire
*** French: prêtre
*** → Old Spanish: preste
**** Spanish: preste
* Occitano-Romance:
** Catalan: prevere
** Occitan: preveire, perbeire (dated)
    Auvergnat: prestre
    Gascon: prèste
    Languedocien: prèire, preire
    Limousin: prestre, pestre
    Provençal: prèire
    Vivaro-Alpine: preire
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: preide, prede, predi
* Sardinian:
** Campidanese: predi
** Logudorese: preide, prede, preìderu, pìderu

##### Borrowings

* → Albanian: prift
* → English: presbyter, prester
* → Irish: preispitéir
* → Middle Dutch: priester
** Dutch: priester
*** Afrikaans: priester
* → Old English: prēost
** Middle English: prest, preest
*** English: priest
** → Old Norse: prestr
* → Old High German: prēstar
** Middle High German: priester
*** German: Priester
* → Old Welsh: primter
** → Primitive Irish: ᚊᚏᚔᚋᚔᚈᚔᚏ (qrimitir)
*** Old Irish: cruimther
**** Middle Irish: cruimther, cruimmther, cruimper
***** Irish: cruimhthir
***** Scottish Gaelic: cruimthear
* → Old Church Slavonic: презвитеръ (prezviterŭ)
** Bulgarian: презвитер (prezviter)
** → Macedonian: презвитер (prezviter)

### References

* “presbyter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* presbyter in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016