padre
PAH-dreh
How to say it
SwahilipadrePAH-dreh
Englishpriest (Catholic); Father (as a title)
Frenchprêtre; Père (titre)
Meaning
An ordained priest of the Catholic Church who leads mass and cares for a parish; used as a title before a name, like English Father.
Good to know
A person noun with the ma plural: mapadre. As a title: Padre Novatus. The spellings padri and padiri are variants; kasisi is used more by Anglicans.
Examples
- Padre aliongoza misa ya asubuhi.The priest led the morning mass.
- Mapadre watatu walipewa daraja jana.Three priests were ordained yesterday.
- Tulimtembelea Padre Joseph parokiani.We visited Father Joseph at the parish.
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