biskop
English
editEtymology
editFrom Afrikaans.
Noun
editbiskop (plural biskops)
- Any of the species Cymatoceps nasutus and Sparodon durbanensis of large gamefish of South Africa.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “biskop”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Cymatoceps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sparodon durbanensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cymatoceps nasutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sparodon durbanensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiskop (plural biskoppe, diminutive biskoppie)
- (Christianity) bishop; high-ranking priest of the Roman-Catholic and Anglican churches
- (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
- one of two types of fish from the family Sparidae
Synonyms
edit- (chess piece): loper
Related terms
edit- (type of fish): bloubiskop, swartbiskop, witbiskop
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiskop c (singular definite biskoppen, plural indefinite biskopper)
Inflection
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | biskop | biskoppen | biskopper | biskopperne |
genitive | biskops | biskoppens | biskoppers | biskoppernes |
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- biskop on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of uskup.
Noun
editbiskop (first-person possessive biskopku, second-person possessive biskopmu, third-person possessive biskopnya)
- (Christianity, Catholicism, informal) synonym of uskup
Further reading
edit- “biskop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of uskup.
Noun
editbiskop (Jawi spelling بيسکوڤ, plural biskop-biskop, informal 1st possessive biskopku, 2nd possessive biskopmu, 3rd possessive biskopnya)
- (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop
- Synonym: uskup
Further reading
edit- “biskop” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.
Noun
editbiskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskoper, definite plural biskopene)
- a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “biskop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskopar, definite plural biskopane)
- a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish biskoper, biskuper (with more spellings), from Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiskop c
- a bishop (church official)
Declension
edit
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- biskop in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- biskop in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- biskop in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- biskop in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
West Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian biscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiskop c (plural biskoppen)
- bishop (high-ranking church leader)
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