prophete

See also: Prophete and prophète

Latin

Noun

prophētē

1. ablative/vocative singular of prophētēs

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prophete, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs).

Noun

prophete m

1. prophet

Inflection

Weak masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	prophete	propheten
accusative	prophete	propheten
genitive	propheten	propheten
dative	prophete	propheten

Descendants

• Dutch: profeet, propheet (archaic)
  • Afrikaans: profeet
  • Negerhollands: profeet
  • → Papiamentu: profeet (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: profeiti

References

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “prophete”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• profiete, profite, profyt, profyte, prophet, prophett

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman prophete and its etymon Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈfɛːt(ə)/, /prɔˈfeːt(ə)/, /ˈprɔfɛt(ə)/, /ˈprɔfit(ə)/

Noun

prophete (plural prophetes, genitive plural prophetes or prophetene)

1. A prophet; one who conveys a divine message (especially used of Christ and the Biblical prophets).
2. One of the portions of the Old Testament covering the prophets.
3. (rare) A messenger; one who announces or proclaims something.
4. (rare) A foreteller; one who discerns the future.
5. (rare) A musical or poetic figure.

Related terms

• prophetesse

Descendants

• English: prophet
  • Tok Pisin: profet
• Scots: prophet

References

• “prophē̆t(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 August 2018.

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French prophete.

Noun

prophete m (plural prophetes)

1. prophet (chiefly Biblical, with respect to Christianity)

Descendants

• French: prophète

References

• prophete on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Alternative forms

• profete

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs).

Noun

prophete oblique singular, m (oblique plural prophetes, nominative singular prophetes, nominative plural prophete)

1. prophet (chiefly Biblical, with respect to Christianity)

Descendants

• Middle French: prophete
  • French: prophète
• → Middle Dutch: prophete
  • Dutch: profeet, propheet (archaic)
    • Afrikaans: profeet
    • Negerhollands: profeet
    • → Papiamentu: profeet (dated)
    • → Sranan Tongo: profeiti

References

• “profete”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.