pfaffo

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • phaffo, phapho

Etymology

An early borrowing from Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 (papa) demonstrating the effects of the High German consonant shift, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas).[1]

Noun

pfaffo m

  1. (Christianity) priest

Declension

Declension of pfaffo (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative pfaffo pfaffon, pfaffun
accusative pfaffon, pfaffun pfaffon, pfaffun
genitive pfaffen, pfaffin pfaffōno
dative pfaffen, pfaffin pfaffōm, pfaffōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: pfaffe

References

  1. ^ Dennis Green, Language and History in the Early Germanic World (Cambridge 1998) p. 309
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