Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predikant

/pɹɛdɪˈkant/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: predikant
IPA: /pɹɛdɪˈkant/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.

Example Sentences

"One Sunday it would be an Anglican priest, the next a Dutch Reformed predikant, the next a Methodist minister."

Etymology

From South African Dutch predikant (Afrikaans predikant).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɹɛdɪˈkant/

Inflected Forms

predikants (plural) predikante (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce predikant?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɛdɪˈkant/.
What does predikant mean?: A minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
Where does predikant come from?: From South African Dutch predikant (Afrikaans predikant).

How to pronounce predikant

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