eskob

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton eskop, from Proto-Brythonic *eskob, a borrowing from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”). Cognate with Cornish epskop, Welsh esgob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.kop/

Noun

eskob m (plural eskeb or eskibien or eskibion)

1. (Christianity) bishop

Derived terms

• arc’heskob
• eskobaj
• eskobel
• eskobelezh
• eskopted
• eskopti