biskup

See also: Biskup and bisküp

Czech

Noun

biskup m

bishop (church official)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	biskup	biskupové
genitive	biskupa	biskupů
dative	biskupu, biskupovi	biskupům
accusative	biskupa	biskupy
vocative	biskupe	biskupové
locative	biskupu, biskupovi	biskupech
instrumental	biskupem	biskupy

Derived terms

biskupství n

Icelandic

Alternative forms

byskup (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪskʏp/

Noun

biskup m (genitive singular biskups, nominative plural biskupar)

bishop (church official)
Biskup Íslands.
The bishop of Iceland.
(chess) bishop

Declension

declension of biskup

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	biskup	biskupinn	biskupar	biskuparnir
accusative	biskup	biskupinn	biskupa	biskupana
dative	biskupi	biskupinum	biskupum	biskupunum
genitive	biskups	biskupsins	biskupa	biskupanna

Derived terms

enginn verður óbarinn biskup

Old Norse

Etymology

From Latin episcopos, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”). Possibly through Old English biscop.

Noun

biskup m

a bishop
the Jewish high priest

Declension

Declension of biskup (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	biskup	biskupinn	biskupar	biskuparnir
accusative	biskup	biskupinn	biskupa	biskupana
dative	biskupi	biskupinum	biskupum	biskupunum
genitive	biskups	biskupsins	biskupa	biskupanna

Unlike other strong masculine a-stem nouns, biskup lacks the nominative -r.

Derived terms

Terms derived from biskup

biskupa (“to confirm”)
biskupafundr m (“synod of bishops”)
biskupamót n (“synod of bishops”)
biskupan f (“confirmation”)
biskupaþing n (“council of biships”)
biskupdómr m (“episcopate, bishopric”)
biskupliga (“episcopally”)
biskupligr (“episcopal”)
biskupsbúningr m (“bishop's robes”)
biskupsbúr n (“bishop's larder”)
biskupsdómr m (“episcopate, bishopric”)
biskupsdóttir f (“bishop's daughter”)
biskupsdœmi n (“bishopric”)
biskupsefni n (“bishop-elect”)

biskupsfrændi m (“relative of a bishop”)
biskupsgarðr m (“bishop's manor”)
biskupsgisting f (“bishop's apartments”)
biskupsherbergi n pl (“bishop's apartments”)
biskupskosning f (“election of a bishop”)
biskupskør n (“election of a bishop”)
biskupslauss (“without a bishop”)
biskupsmark n (“the sign of a bishop”)
biskupsmaðr m (“one in the service of a bishop”)
biskupsmessa f (“a mass celebrated by a bishop”)
biskupsmágr m (“brother-in-law of a bishop”)
biskupsmítr n (“bishop's mitre”)
biskupsnafn n (“title of a bishop”)
biskupsríki n (“bishopríki, episcopal see”)

biskupssekt f (“a fine to be paid to the bishop”)
biskupsskattr m (“a duty to be paid to the bishop”)
biskupsskrúð n (“bishop's robes”)
biskupsskrúði m (“bishop's robes”)
biskupssonr m (“son of a bishop”)
biskupsstafr m (“bishop's staff, crosier”)
biskupsstjórn f (“administration of a bishop”)
biskupsstóll m (“episcopal seat, bishopric”)
biskupssýsla f (“diocese”)
biskupstign f (“dignity or rank of a bishop”)
biskupstíund f (“the tithe to be paid to the bishop”)
biskupsvatn n (“water consecrated by a bishop”)
biskupsveldi n (“episcopal power”)
biskupsvígsla f (“consecration of a bishop”)

References

biskup in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic бискоупъ (biskupŭ)(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?), from Latin episcopus (“overseer”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”),^[1] from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “I watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I examine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʲi.skup/
audio (file)
Hyphenation: bis‧kup

Noun

biskup m pers

bishop (church official)

Declension

declension of biskup

	singular	plural
nominative	biskup	biskupi
genitive	biskupa	biskupów
dative	biskupowi	biskupom
accusative	biskupa	biskupów
instrumental	biskupem	biskupami
locative	biskupie	biskupach
vocative	biskupie	biskupi

Derived terms

arcybiskup
bp (abbreviation)

References

↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “biskup”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish)

References

biskup in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic бискоупъ (biskupŭ), from Latin episcopus (“overseer”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “I watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I examine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bîskup/
Hyphenation: bi‧skup

Noun

bȉskup m (Cyrillic spelling би̏скуп)

bishop (church official)

Declension

Declension of biskup

	singular	plural
nominative	biskup	biskupi
genitive	biskupa	biskupa
dative	biskupu	biskupima
accusative	biskupa	biskupe
vocative	biskupe	biskupi
locative	biskupu	biskupima
instrumental	biskupom	biskupima

Slovak

Etymology

From Latin episcopus (“overseer”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “I watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I examine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiskup/

Noun

biskup m (genitive singular biskupa, nominative plural biskupi, genitive plural biskupov, declension pattern of chlap)

bishop (church official)

Declension

Declension of biskup

	singular	plural
nominative	biskup	biskupi
genitive	biskupa	biskupov
dative	biskupovi	biskupom
accusative	biskupa	biskupov
locative	biskupovi	biskupoch
instrumental	biskupom	biskupmi

Derived terms

biskupský
biskupstvo

Chess pieces in Icelandic · [Term?] (layout · text)

kóngur	drottning	hrókur	biskup	riddari	peð

biskup

Czech

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading