Pfarrer

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfarrāri, from pfarra (“parish”), probably from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía).

Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [ˈ(p)fɑʁɐ], [ˈfaʁɐ] (most of Germany)
    • IPA(key): [ˈpfɑrɐ], [ˈpfɑrːɐ] (Austro-Bavarian)
    • IPA(key): [ˈpfɑrːər] (Swiss, conservative Austro-Bavarian)
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Noun

Pfarrer m (genitive Pfarrers, plural Pfarrer, feminine Pfarrerin)

  1. (Christianity) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)

Declension
Declension of Pfarrer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfarrer die Pfarrer
genitive eines des Pfarrers der Pfarrer
dative einem dem Pfarrer den Pfarrern
accusative einen den Pfarrer die Pfarrer

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