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le prêtre
priest
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How do you say prêtre in French?
How do you pronounce prêtre in French?
prêtre is pronounced /lə pʁɛtʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le prêtre catholique célèbre la messe chaque dimanche.
The Catholic priest celebrates mass every Sunday.
Ce jeune prêtre est très dévoué à son ministère.
This young priest is very devoted to his ministry.
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Why is it masculine?
Prêtre is masculine because it derives from Latin "presbyter" (an elder or priest), which was grammatically masculine. French retained this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution from Latin to Old French to Modern French. The gender is purely a matter of grammatical inheritance from Latin, not determined by the social roles associated with the word.
What is the French word for priest?
The French word for priest is le prêtre — masculine.
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