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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
biskup m anim
bishop ( church official )
Declension
Declension of biskup (hard masculine animate )
Derived terms
Further reading
“biskup ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“biskup ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“biskup ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse biskup , a borrowing from Old English bisċop , itself borrowed from Latin episcopus .
Pronunciation
Noun
biskup m (genitive singular biskups , nominative plural biskupar )
bishop ( church official )
Biskup Íslands.The bishop of Iceland.
( chess ) bishop
Declension
Declension of biskup (masculine )
Derived terms
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English biscop , itself a borrowing from Latin episcopos , from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος ( epískopos , “ overseer ” ) .
Noun
biskup m
a bishop
the Jewish high priest
Declension
Declension of biskup (strong a -stem)
Unlike other strong masculine a-stem nouns, biskup lacks the nominative -r .
Derived terms
Descendants
References
“biskup ”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910 ) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish biskup . Doublet of episkop .
Pronunciation
Noun
biskup m pers (related adjective biskupi , abbreviation bp )
bishop ( church official )
Declension
Derived terms
Collocations
Collocations
błogosławiony biskup a ― blessed bishop
święty biskup ― a holy bishop
greckokatolicki biskup ― a Greek Catholic bishop
katolicki biskup ― a Catholic bishop
prawosławny biskup ― a Russian Orthodox bishop
rzymskokatolicki biskup ― a Roman Catholic bishop
były biskup ― an ex bishop
nowy biskup ― a new bishop
obecny biskup ― the current bishop
ówczesny biskup ― the former/then bishop
późniejszy biskup ― a later bishop
przyszły biskup ― a future bishop
emerytowany biskup ― a emeritus/retired bishop
zmarły biskup ― a deceased bishop
miejscowy biskup ― a local bishop
nasz biskup ― our bishop
polscy biskupi ― Polish bishops
wybitni biskupi ― outstanding bishops
biskup ewangelicki ― an evangelical bishop
biskup pomocniczy ― an auxiliary bishop
biskup tytularny ― a titular bishop
biskup diecezjalny ― a diocesan bishop
biskup ordynariusz ― bishop ordinary
biskup sufragan ― suffragan bishop
ksiądz biskup ― bishop
biskup (jakiejś) diecezji ― a bishop from (some) diocese
biskupi z (całej) Polski ― bishops from all of Poland
biskupi z całego świata ― bishops from the whole world
biskupi z kraju i z zagranicy ― bishops from Poland and abroad
biskup z papieżem ― bishop with the Pope
dekret biskupa ― a bishop’s decree
polecenie biskupa ― a bishop’s recomendation
słowa biskupa ― a bishop’s words
wypowiedź biskupa ― a bishop’s statement
wystąpienie biskupa ― a bishop’s lecture
pomnik biskupa ― a monument of a bishop
postać biskupa ― a bishop’s figure/form/character
siedziba biskupa ― the seat of a bishop
wizyta biskupa ― a visitation by a bishop
życie biskupa ― a bishop’s life
zdaniem biskupa ― in (a) bishop’s opinion
pod przewodnictwem biskupa ― under the leadership of a bishop
z polecenia biskupa ― on a bishop’s recommendation
z udziałem biskupa ― with a bishop’s involvement
za zgodą biskupa ― with a bishop’s approval
na zaproszenie biskupów ― at bishops' invitation
list (pasterski) biskupów ― bishops' pastoral letter
konferencja biskupów ― a conference of bishops
nauczanie biskupów ― bishops' teaching
synod biskupów ― bishops' synod
pismo/list do biskupa ― a letter to a bishop
orędzie/przesłanie do biskupów ― a message to a bishop
list od biskupa ― a letter from a bishop
życzenia od biskupa ― wishes from a bishop
spotkanie u biskupa ― a meeting with a bishop
kandydat na biskupa ― a candidate for bishop
nominacja na biskupa ― a nomination for bishop
zamach na biskupa ― an attack/attempt/assault on a bishop
konflikt z biskupem ― a conflict with a bishop
polemika z biskupem ― controversy with a bishop
spór z biskupem ― an argument with a bishop
kontakty z biskupem ― contact with a bishop
porozumienie z biskupem ― an agreement with a bishop
rozmowa z biskupem ― a converstaion wtih a bishop
spotkanie z biskupem ― a meeting with a bishop
opłatek z biskupem ― a communion wafer with a bishop
biskup celebrował mszę/nabożeństwo ― a bishop celebrated mass/service
biskup koncelebrował mszę/nabożeństwo ― a bishop concelebrated mass/service
biskup odprawił mszę/nabożeństwo ― a bishop led mass/service
biskup sprawował mszę/nabożeństwo ― a bishop performed mass/service
biskup konsekrował coś ― a bishop consecrated something
biskup poświęcił coś ― a bishop blessed something
biskup poprowadzi ― a bishop will guide
biskup przewodniczył czemuś ― something was headed by bishop
biskup dokonał czegoś ― a bishop carried something out
biskup udziela czegoś ― a bishop shall prodive something
biskup wygłosił coś ― a bishop preached something
biskup zapowiada/zapowiedział coś ― a bishop is announcing/announced smoething
biskupi uczestniczyli w czymś ― bishops attended something
erygowany przez biskupa ― founded/erected by a bishop
ufundowany przez biskupa ― funded by a bishop
kierowany/skierowany przez biskupa ― led by a bishop
podpisany przez biskupa ― signed by a bishop
przeprowadzony przez biskupa ― carried out by a bishop
zatwierdzony przez biskupa ― approved by a bishop
mianowany przez biskupa ― appointed by a bishop
wybrany przez biskupa ― chosen by a bishop
wyświęcony przez biskupa ― ordained by a bishop
dziękować biskupowi ― to thank a bishop
mianować biskupa ― to appoint a bishop
wybrać biskupa ― to choose a bishop
zwracać się/zwrócić się do biskupa ― to turn to a bishop
pisać/napisać do biskupów ― to write to a bishops
skierowane do biskupów ― addressed to/intended for bishops
otrzymać coś od biskupów ― to receive something from bishops
konsekrować/wyświęcić kogoś na biskupa ― to consecreate someone a bishop
konsekrowany/wyświęcony na biskupa ― consecreated a bishop
spotykać/spotkać się z biskupami ― to meet with a bishops
z rąk biskupa ― from the hands of a bishop
na czele z biskupem ― led by a bishop
Descendants
Further reading
biskup in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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
Slovak
Etymology
Derived 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
Noun
biskup m pers (female equivalent biskupka , related adjective biskupský )
bishop ( church official )
Declension
Declension of
biskup (pattern
chlap )
Derived terms
Further reading
“biskup ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024