Bischof

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Etymology

Occupational surname borrowed from German Bischof (“bishop”).

Proper noun

Bischof (plural Bischofs)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bischof is the 18286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1518 individuals. Bischof is most common among White (95.59%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bischof, from Old High German biscof, from Proto-West Germanic *biskop, from Latin episcopus. The -f- is due to the High German consonant shift as evidenced by the Old High German attestations. However, in Middle High German it irregularly developed into -v- (thus predominantly bischoves rather than bischoffes). This has been ascribed to renewed Romance influence; compare Italian vescovo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪʃɔf/, /ˈbɪʃoːf/
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Noun

Bischof m (strong, genitive Bischofs, plural Bischöfe, feminine Bischöfin)

  1. bishop (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Bischof
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bischof die Bischöfe
genitive eines des Bischofs der Bischöfe
dative einem dem Bischof den Bischöfen
accusative einen den Bischof die Bischöfe

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Bischof” in Duden online
  • “Bischof” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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