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Pfaffe

(Îngilîzî)

cleric, clergyman

Pircarînî

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Basel-Landschaft (de)

Basel-Landschaft (de)

pfaff

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈp͡fafə/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle High German pfaffe, from Old High German pfaffo, phaffo, an early borrowing from Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 (papa) demonstrating the effects of the High German consonant shift, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas). Cognate to Dutch paap. Doublet of Papst.

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