Bischof
See also: bischof
English edit
Etymology edit
Occupational surname borrowed from German Bischof (“bishop”).
Proper noun edit
Bischof (plural Bischofs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bischof is the 18286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1518 individuals. Bischof is most common among White (95.59%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bischof”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 164.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bischof, from Old High German biscof, from Proto-West Germanic *biskop, from Latin episcopus. The -f- is due to the High German consonant shift as evidenced by the Old High German attestations. However, in Middle High German it irregularly developed into -v- (thus predominantly bischoves rather than bischoffes). This has been ascribed to renewed Romance influence; compare Italian vescovo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bischof m (strong, genitive Bischofs, plural Bischöfe, feminine Bischöfin)
- bishop (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension edit
Declension of Bischof [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
- Bischofit
- bischöflich
- bischöfliche Kirche
- Bischöfliche Methodistenkirche
- bischöfliche Verfassung
- Bischofs-Kiefer
- Bischofsamt
- Bischofschaft
- Bischofsernennung
- Bischofshof
- Bischofshut
- Bischofskapitularien
- Bischofskappe
- Bischofskirche
- Bischofskollegium
- Bischofskonferenz
- Bischofskongregation
- Bischofskraut
- Bischofsliste
- Bischofsmütze
- Bischofspalast
- Bischofspfalz
- Bischofsring
- Bischofsrobe
- Bischofssiegel
- Bischofssitz
- Bischofsstab
- Bischofsstadt
- Bischofsstuhl
- Bischofssynode
- Bischofstangare
- Bischofstaube
- Bischofsthron
- Bischofsvikar
- Bischofswahl
- Bischofswappen
- Bischofsweber
- Bischofsweihe
- Bischofswürde
- Schottische Bischöfliche Kirche