Bischof
German (Berlin)
/ˈbɪʃɔf/
noun
Definitions
- bishop (male or of unspecified sex)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bischof inherited from Old High German biscof (bishop) derived from Latin episcopus (overseer, supervisor, bishop).
Origin
Latin
episcopus
Gloss
overseer, supervisor, bishop
Kanji
督
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biscopus Latin
- episcopalis Latin
- episcopatus Latin
- episcopus Latin
- episcopālis Latin
- Bischofssitz German
- Bischofsstab German
- Bischöfin German
- Erzbischof German
- Sitz German
- Stab German
- bischöflich German
- püspök Hungarian
- episcopo Italian
- vescovo Italian
- ἐπίσκοπος Ancient Greek
- epíscopo Portuguese
- biscop Old English
- bisċop Old English
- Giolla Easpaig Irish
- biskup Old Norse
- evesque Old French
- episkopo Esperanto
- bisbe Catalan, Valencian
- bisscoplijc Middle Dutch
- biscof Old High German
- episkopo Ido
- epscop Old Irish
- bischof Middle High German
- Bëschof Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Äerzbëschof Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- peshkop Albanian
- upeshk Albanian
- בישאָף Yiddish
- בישוף Hebrew (modern)
- biskop Old Dutch
- bispo Old Portuguese
- bissof Cimbrian
- biskup Slovak
- bisp Old Swedish
- бискоупъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- vescul Friulian
- biscop Old Frisian
- eskob Breton
- pascu Dalmatian
- piscopo Neapolitan
- escop Old Welsh