Kirundi
umusenyeri
Word parts: umu-senyeri
oo-moo-seh-nyeh-REE
How to say it
Kirundiumusenyerioo-moo-seh-nyeh-REEsoon
Englishbishopsoon
Frenchévêquesoon
Meaning
a senior Catholic clergyman who oversees a diocese; a bishop.
Good to know
borrowed from French monseigneur; plural abasenyeri.
Examples
- Umusenyeri yavuze imisa nkuru ku munsi mukuru.The bishop said the high mass on the feast day.
- Ese umusenyeri azoza gusura idayosezi yacu?Will the bishop come to visit our diocese?
- Ntabwo ari umupadiri gusa, ni umusenyeri.He's not just a priest, he's a bishop.
- Abasenyeri bahuriye i Roma umwaka ushize.Bishops met in Rome last year.
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