presbítero

See also: presbitero

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾezˈbi.te.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾezˈbi.te.ɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾeʒˈbi.te.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾezˈbi.te.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨʒˈbi.tɨ.ɾu/ [pɾɨʒˈβi.tɨ.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: pres‧bí‧te‧ro

Noun

presbítero m (plural presbíteros)

1. presbyter
2. priest; clergyman

   Synonyms: padre, sacerdote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin presbyterī, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros, “elder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾesˈbiteɾo/ [pɾezˈβ̞i.t̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iteɾo
• Syllabification: pres‧bí‧te‧ro

Noun

presbítero m (plural presbíteros)

1. presbyter

Derived terms

• presbiteral

 

Related terms

• presbiterado

 

Further reading

• “presbítero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10