Neuter

Bistum

Sentences
An user
Sie   gehört   zum   Bistum  Köslin-Kolberg  der   Katholischen Kirche   in   Polen
Polen
.

It belongs to the Diocese of Köslin-Kolberg of the Catholic Church in Poland.

An user
Diese   Orgel   gilt   als   die   älteste   im   Bistum   Mainz
Mainz
  und   im   Bundesland   Rheinland-Pfalz .

This organ is considered the oldest in the diocese of Mainz and in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Meaning

bishopric

Synonyms

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bischtum

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪstuːm/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bistuom, a contraction of bischoptuom, from Old High German biscoptuom, from biscop (“bishop”) + -tuom; equivalent to Bischof + -tum. Cognate with Dutch bisdom, German Low German Bischopdom, English bishopdom.

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