arcebiscop

Old English

Alternative forms

ærċebisċop, erċebisċop

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin archiepiscopus, equivalent to arċe- +‎ bisċop. Compare Old Frisian arcebiskop, Old High German erzibiscof, Old Norse erkibiskup.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑr.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃop/, [ˌɑrˠ.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃop], /ˈɑr.t͡ʃeˌbiʃ.ʃop/, [ˈɑrˠ.t͡ʃeˌbiʃ.ʃop]

Noun

arċebisċop m (nominative plural arċebisċopas)

archbishop

Declension

Declension of arcebiscop (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	arċebisċop	arċebisċopas
accusative	arċebisċop	arċebisċopas
genitive	arċebisċopes	arċebisċopa
dative	arċebisċope	arċebisċopum

Synonyms

hēahbisċop

Derived terms

arċebisċophād
arċebisċoprīċe

Descendants

Middle English: erchebischop, archebischop
- English: archbishop
→ Old Norse: erkibiskup
- Icelandic: erkibiskup
- Norwegian Nynorsk: erkebiskop
- Norwegian Bokmål: erkebiskop

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