Czech

Noun

biskup m

1. bishop (church official)

Declension

Derived terms

• biskupství n

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• byskup (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪskʏp/

Noun

biskup m ‎(genitive singular biskups, nominative plural biskupar)

1. bishop (church official)

   Biskup Íslands.

   The bishop of Iceland.

2. (chess) bishop

Declension

Derived terms

• enginn verður óbarinn biskup

Polish

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): /ˈbiskup/
• Hyphenation: bis‧kup

Noun

biskup m

1. bishop (church official)

Declension

Derived terms

• arcybiskup
• bp (abbreviation)

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)

1. bishop (church official)

Declension