biskop

See also: Biskop

English

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Etymology

From Afrikaans.

Noun

biskop (plural biskops)

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

Derived terms

• black biskop (Cymatoceps nasutus)
• white biskop (Sparodon durbanensis, syn. Sparus durbanensis)

References

• “biskop”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Cymatoceps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sparodon durbanensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cymatoceps nasutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Category: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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəskɔp/

• Audio:

  (file)

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.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiskop/ [ˈbis.kɔp̚]
• Rhymes: -iskop
• Syllabification: bis‧kop

Noun

biskop (plural biskop-biskop)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism, informal) bishop

   Synonyms: episkop, uskup, wali gereja

Further reading

• “biskop”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 or biskop²)

1. (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop

   Synonym: uskup

Further reading

• "biskop" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

biskop

Wikipedia ^nb

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

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

biskop

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

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

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

biskop

Wikipedia ^sv

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	biskop	biskops
	definite	biskopen	biskopens
plural	indefinite	biskopar	biskopars
	definite	biskoparna	biskoparnas

Derived terms

• biskopsbrev
• biskopsdöme
• biskopskors
• biskopskräkla
• biskopsmössa
• biskopsmöte
• biskopsring
• biskopsskrud
• biskopsstav
• biskopsstift
• biskopsstol
• biskopssäte
• biskopsval
• biskopsvigning
• biskopsvisitation
• kardinalbiskop
• ärkebiskop

Related terms

• biskopat
• biskopinna
• biskoplig

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪs.kɔp/

Noun

biskop c (plural biskoppen)

1. bishop (high-ranking church leader)