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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, 1935–1957
- biskup in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Icelandic
Alternative forms
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
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 biskupa ― 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
- biskupiz 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
References
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 anim (genitive singular biskupa, nominative plural biskupi, genitive plural biskupov, declension pattern of chlap)
- bishop (church official)
Declension
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, 2024