# biskop
## English

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### Etymology

From Afrikaans.

### Noun

biskop (plural biskops)
* Any of the species Cymatoceps nasutus and Sparodon durbanensis of large gamefish of South Africa.

#### Derived terms

* black biskop (Cymatoceps nasutus)
* white biskop (Sparodon durbanensis, syn. Sparus durbanensis)

### References

* “biskop”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* Cymatoceps on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Sparodon durbanensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Cymatoceps nasutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Category:Sparodon durbanensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbəskɔp/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

biskop (plural biskoppe, diminutive biskoppie)
* (Christianity) bishop; high-ranking priest of the Roman-Catholic and Anglican churches
* (chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally
* one of two types of fish from the family Sparidae

#### Synonyms

* (chess piece): loper

#### Related terms

* (type of fish): bloubiskop, swartbiskop, witbiskop

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biskɔp/, [ˈb̥isɡ̊ʌb̥]

### Noun

biskop c (singular definite biskoppen, plural indefinite biskopper)
* bishop

#### Synonyms

* bisp

#### Further reading

* biskop on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of uskup.

### Noun

biskop (plural biskop-biskop)
* (Christianity, Catholicism, informal) bishop
    Synonyms: uskup, wali gereja

### Further reading

* “biskop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch bisschop (“bishop”), from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of uskup.

### Noun

biskop (Jawi spelling بيسکوڤ, plural biskop-biskop, informal 1st possessive biskopku, 2nd possessive biskopmu, 3rd possessive biskopnya)
* (Christianity, Catholicism) bishop
    Synonym: uskup

### Further reading

* “biskop” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.

### Noun

biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskoper, definite plural biskopene)
* a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)

#### Derived terms

* erkebiskop
* fyrstbiskop

### References

* “biskop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse biskup, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɪskʊp/, /²bɪskɔp/

### Noun

biskop m (definite singular biskopen, indefinite plural biskopar, definite plural biskopane)
* a bishop (church official, head of a diocese)

#### Synonyms

* bisp

#### Derived terms

* erkebiskop
* fyrstbiskop

### References

* “biskop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish biskoper, biskuper (with more spellings), from Old Norse biskup, from Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²bɪsːˌkɔp/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

biskop c
* a bishop (church official)

#### Derived terms

* biskopsbrev
* biskopsdöme
* biskopskors
* biskopskräkla
* biskopsmössa
* biskopsmöte
* biskopsring
* biskopsskrud
* biskopsstav
* biskopsstift
* biskopsstol
* biskopssäte
* biskopsval
* biskopsvigning
* biskopsvisitation
* kardinalbiskop
* ärkebiskop

#### Related terms

* biskopat
* biskopinna
* biskoplig

### References

* biskop in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* biskop in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* biskop in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* biskop in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

## West Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian biscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɪs.kɔp/

### Noun

biskop c (plural biskoppen)
* bishop (high-ranking church leader)