biskop
English edit
Etymology edit
From Afrikaans
Noun edit
biskop (plural biskops)
- Any of the species Cymatoceps nasutus and Sparodon durbanensis of large gamefish of South Africa.
Derived terms edit
References 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biskop (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 edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biskop c (singular definite biskoppen, plural indefinite biskopper)
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | biskop | biskoppen | biskopper | biskopperne |
genitive | biskops | biskoppens | biskoppers | biskoppernes |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- biskop on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
biskop (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 Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
biskop (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 edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskoper, definite plural biskopene)
- a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “biskop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskopar, definite plural biskopane)
- a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish biskoper, biskuper (with more spellings), from Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biskop c
- a bishop (church official)
Declension edit
Declension of biskop | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | biskop | biskopen | biskopar | biskoparna |
Genitive | biskops | biskopens | biskopars | biskoparnas |
Derived terms edit
References edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian biscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biskop c (plural biskoppen)
- bishop (high-ranking church leader)