Plural of padre

Forms of padre

Padres and padri in a sentence

• The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come to teach and baptize them in their villages.1979, James Wakefield Burke, A Forgotten Glory: the Missions of Old Texas, Waco, TX: Texian Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 62
• By this my Lady may judge what reasons I had to write what I did of the practising of the padri, amongst whom Mr.1980, Robert Cecil marquess of Salisbury, Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Most Hon. the Marquis of Salisbury, K.G., &c. &c. &c. From the entry intercourser

Meaning of padre

1. noun A military clergyman.
2. noun A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

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Questions about the plural of padre

What is the plural of padre?

The plural of padre is padres or padri.

Which is correct, padres or padri?

Both are used. padres is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is padre countable?

Padre is a countable noun.