See also: Biskop

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From Afrikaans.

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biskop (plural biskops)

  1. Any of the species Cymatoceps nasutus and Sparodon durbanensis of large gamefish of South Africa.

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Afrikaans

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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbəskɔp/
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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

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Danish

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

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  • IPA(key): /biskɔp/, [ˈb̥isɡ̊ʌb̥]

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biskop c (singular definite biskoppen, plural indefinite biskopper)

  1. bishop

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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

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

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Malay

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Etymology

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

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

  1. (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop
    Synonym: uskup

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Norwegian Bokmål

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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.

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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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.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪskʊp/, /²bɪskɔp/

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

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

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Swedish

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en biskop med en kräkla (crosier)

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

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biskop c

  1. a bishop (church official)

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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

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biskop c (plural biskoppen)

  1. bishop (high-ranking church leader)