Saterland Frisian

Noun

Biskop m

1. bishop

Afrikaans

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

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

Synonyms

• bisp

External links

• biskop on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bischop

Noun

biskop

1. bishop

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "episkopos" 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)

Derived terms

• erkebiskop

References

• “biskop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "episkopos" and Old Norse biskup

Noun

biskop m ‎(definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskopar, definite plural biskopane)

1. a bishop (as above)

Derived terms

• erkebiskop

References

• “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus ‎(“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος ‎(epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

biskop c

1. a bishop (church official)

Declension

Related terms

• ärkebiskop
• biskopsmössa
• biskopsvigning