biskop

Etymology

From Dutch bisschop.

Noun

biskop (plural biskoppe, diminutive biskoppie)

1. (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
2. (religion) bishop; high-ranking priest of the Roman-Catholic and Anglican churches
3. one of two types of fish from the family Sparidae

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

Etymology

From Dutch bisschop.

Noun

biskop

1. bishop

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”) and Old Norse biskup

Noun

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

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

References

• “biskop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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)

References

• “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

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Noun

biskop c

1. a bishop (church official)