biskop

See also: Biskop

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəskɔp/

• Audio

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Noun

biskop (plural biskoppe, diminutive biskoppie)

1. (Christianity) bishop; high-ranking priest of the Roman-Catholic and Anglican churches
2. (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
3. one of two types of fish from the family Sparidae

Synonyms

• (chess piece): loper

Related terms

• (type of fish): bloubiskop, swartbiskop, witbiskop

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biskɔp/, [ˈb̥isɡ̊ʌb̥]

Noun

biskop c (singular definite biskoppen, plural indefinite biskopper)

1. bishop

Inflection

Declension of biskop

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	biskop	biskoppen	biskopper	biskopperne
genitive	biskops	biskoppens	biskoppers	biskoppernes

Synonyms

• bisp

Further reading

• biskop on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of uskup.

Noun

biskop (first-person possessive biskopku, second-person possessive biskopmu, third-person possessive biskopnya)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism, informal) synonym of uskup

Further reading

• “biskop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of uskup.

Noun

biskop (Jawi spelling بيسکوڤ‎, plural biskop-biskop, informal 1st possessive biskopku, 2nd possessive biskopmu, 3rd possessive biskopnya)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop

   Synonym: uskup

Further reading

• “biskop” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From 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

biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskoper, definite plural biskopene)

1. a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)

Derived terms

• erkebiskop
• fyrstbiskop

References

• “biskop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪskʊp/, /²bɪskɔp/

Noun

biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskopar, definite plural biskopane)

1. a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)

Synonyms

• bisp

Derived terms

• erkebiskop
• fyrstbiskop

References

• “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish biskoper, biskuper (with more spellings), from Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bɪsːˌkɔp/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

biskop c

1. a bishop (church official)

Declension

Declension of biskop
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	biskop	biskopen	biskopar	biskoparna
Genitive	biskops	biskopens	biskopars	biskoparnas

Related terms

• ärkebiskop
• biskopsmössa
• biskopsvigning

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian biscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪs.kɔp/

Noun

biskop c (plural biskoppen)

1. bishop (high-ranking church leader)