Dechant
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German dechant, techant, from Old High German tehhant, tehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), from Latin decanus (“dean”). Doublet of Dekan, a 15th-century borrowing.
In Middle Low German dēken, the full vowel in the second syllable was protected by adaptation to various Latin suffixes. The initial d- was also restored by relatinisation; compare already Old High German degan (possibly from spoken Romance).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Dechant m (weak, genitive Dechanten, plural Dechanten)
- (Christianity) dean (kind of church official)
- Synonym: Dekan
Declension edit
Declension of Dechant [masculine, weak]