Maschile

bisschop

(Inglese)

  1. (masculine) bishop (official in Orthodox, Catholic and some Protestant churches overseeing a diocese)
  2. (masculine) bishop, bishop's wine
  3. (masculine) bishop

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈbɪ.sxɔp/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). The use of the term for mulled wine probably derived from English or German. The chess sense is likely a semantic loan from English bishop.

Related words

véscovo

vescova

biskup

επίσκοπος

bisbo

avesque

δεσπότης

antistes

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