Dechant

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dechant, techant, from Old High German tehhant, tehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *dekan (“deacon”), from Latin decanus (“dean”). Doublet of Dekan, a 15th-century borrowing.

In Middle Low German dēken, the full vowel in the second syllable was protected by adaptation to various Latin suffixes. The initial d- was also restored by relatinisation; compare already Old High German degan (possibly from spoken Romance).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈçant/, (dated) /ˈdeːçant/, /ˈdɛçant/

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Noun

Dechant m (weak, genitive Dechanten, plural Dechanten)

1. (Christianity) dean (kind of church official)

   Synonym: Dekan

Declension

Declension of Dechant [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dechant	die	Dechanten
genitive	eines	des	Dechanten	der	Dechanten
dative	einem	dem	Dechanten	den	Dechanten
accusative	einen	den	Dechanten	die	Dechanten

Derived terms

• Dechanat
• Dechanei
• Domdechant
• Stadtdechant