Diözese
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Diozöse (misspelling, but widely attestable in edited texts)
Etymology
editFrom Ecclesiastical Latin dioecesis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌdiːøˈt͡seːzə/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˌdiːoˈt͡seːzə/ (common simplification)
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /ˌdiːoˈt͡søːzə/ (nonstandard, chiefly erroneous, but common)
- Rhymes: -eːzə
Noun
editDiözese f (genitive Diözese, plural Diözesen)
- (Christianity) diocese
- Synonym: Bistum
- (historical) diocese (Roman administrative division)
Usage notes
edit- Compounds are formed from the stem Diözesan-.
Declension
editDeclension of Diözese [feminine]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Diözese on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Diözese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Diözese” in Duden online
- “Diözese” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
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