Diözese

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German

Alternative forms

  • Diozöse (misspelling, but widely attestable in edited texts)

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin dioecesis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdiːøˈt͡seːzə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˌdiːoˈt͡seːzə/ (common simplification)
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  • IPA(key): /ˌdiːoˈt͡søːzə/ (nonstandard, chiefly erroneous, but common)
  • Rhymes: -eːzə

Noun

Diözese f (genitive Diözese, plural Diözesen)

  1. (Christianity) diocese
    Synonym: Bistum
  2. (historical) diocese (Roman administrative division)

Usage notes

  • Compounds are formed from the stem Diözesan-.

Declension

Declension of Diözese
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Diözese die Diözesen
genitive einer der Diözese der Diözesen
dative einer der Diözese den Diözesen
accusative eine die Diözese die Diözesen

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