biskop
English
Etymology
From Afrikaans.
Noun
biskop (plural biskops)
- Any of the species Cymatoceps nasutus and Sparodon durbanensis of large gamefish of South Africa.
Derived terms
References
- “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
Etymology
From Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- (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
Noun
biskop c (singular definite biskoppen, plural indefinite biskopper)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | biskop | biskoppen | biskopper | biskopperne |
genitive | biskops | biskoppens | biskoppers | biskoppernes |
Synonyms
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)
- (Christianity, Catholicism, informal) synonym of uskup
Further reading
- “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
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)
- (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)
- a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)
Derived terms
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
Noun
biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskopar, definite plural biskopane)
- a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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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
Noun
biskop c
- a bishop (church official)
Declension
Declension of biskop | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | biskop | biskopen | biskopar | biskoparna |
Genitive | biskops | biskopens | biskopars | biskoparnas |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- 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
Etymology
From Old Frisian biscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).
Pronunciation
Noun
biskop c (plural biskoppen)
- bishop (high-ranking church leader)
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